The fire that broke out at the Tekpara and Yakub Nagar slums in Firingi Bazar of Chattogram has been brought under control. The fire has burnt down nearly 200 homes.
The fire service received information about the fire at around 1:20 pm on Monday (April 15). Nine units of fire service brought the fire under control after an hour's effort.
Dinomoni Sharma, deputy director of Chattogram Divisional Fire Service, confirmed the incident.
Local Councillor Murad said that food will be arranged for the affected families who were. Nearly 200 homes have been burnt in that incident.
