A fire broke out in the Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC) building in Dhaka's Kawran Bazar this morning.
According to the Daily Star, huge plumes of black smokes were seen coming out of the top floors of the building that houses several offices including those of television channels RTv and ntv.
The fire broke out at around 11.48 a.m. local time.
The daily quoted Mohammad Jibon Mia, operator at the headquarters of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, as saying that ten fire fighting units were trying to douse the flames.
No casualty has been reported so far.
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