A fire broke out in a tin shed warehouse near Suritola Market in the capital's Nawabpur on Thursday around 10pm.
As many as 14 fire fighting units are working to take the fire under control.
The fire service received information about the fire around 10:08pm that the fire gutted near Descent Bakery in Nawabpur Market, confirmed media cell officer Md Shahjahan Shikder at the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.
Shahjahan said, initially it was assumed that it was a plastic factory. Some people were trapped inside the alley where the fire broke out. Besides putting out the fire, efforts are being made to rescue them.
However, Shahjahan Shikder could not tell anything about the cause of the fire.
