Launch catches fire at Sadarghat

A fire broke out at a launch in the capital's Sadarghat area on Tuesday afternoon.

The fire originated at a Barishal-bound MV Bangalee launch at Shyambazar Kheyaghat around 12:55pm.

On information, five units of firefighters rushed there and brought the blaze under control around 1:45pm, said Lima Khanam, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence control room.
The fire broke out on the second floor of the launch and no passengers were on board at the time, said Talha Bin Jashim, an official of fire service's media cell.  

The cause of the fire and extend of damage could not be known immediately, he added.

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