The fire that gutted at the Jhilpar Slum of Mirpur-12 in the capital, was taken under control after an hour.
At least eight fire fighting units were working to take fire under control, Lima Khanam, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence control room confirmed the development.
The origin of the blaze is yet to be known, the duty officer said, adding that there is no report of casualties till the filing of this report at 4 pm.
A team of army personnel also joined the firefighting units to bring the blaze under control, said a press release of ISPR.
