In the capital of Bangladesh, a famous clothing market with 3,000 stores is engulfed in a major fire that firefighters and army personnel are battling to put out, according to officials.
No casualties were quickly reported after the fire broke out at Bangabazar Market in Dhaka at 6:10am (12:10 GMT) on Tuesday, local fire services official Rafi Al Faruk told The Associated Press news agency by phone.
He said firefighters from 47 units were working to douse the massive blaze, which blanketed the city’s oldest neighbourhoods in black smoke.
“We have no immediate reports of any casualties,” he said.
Source – Aljazeera
