Fire at Old Dhaka printing press under control
The fire broke out at around 9:38pm at Zeenat Printing Works in the Ramkanta Nandi Lane, officials said.
The fire at a printing press in Old Dhaka's Pautatuli has been brought under control at around 10:50pm, Fire Service and Civil Defence officials have said.
The fire broke out at around 9:38pm today at Zeenat Printing Works in the Ramkanta Nandi Lane, officials said.
Six units of the fire service from Sadarghat, Sutrapur and Siddique Bazar fire stations brought it under control some one hour after it broke out.
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No casualty has been reported in the incident as of 11:30pm.
Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director (Zone-1) Faisalur Rahman told the media that they haven't been informed of any casualties yet.
"As it was a printing press, we can't promptly say how the fire originated but due to immediate response from fire fighters and locals, the fire was controlled within a short time. The building lacked fire safety measures," he said.
