Shopping mall fire near Dhaka airport under control

A fire broke out at a restaurant in the food court on the fifth floor of the six-storey Centre Point shopping mall near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Wednesday.

The fire was reported at around 12:45pm, prompting six firefighting units from the Uttara and Airport fire stations to rush to the scene.

Firefighters arrived at around 1:05pm and brought the blaze under control at around 1:40pm, said Talha bin Zasim, station officer and spokesman for the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.

“We received information about the fire at around 12:45pm. Firefighters reached the scene at around 1:05pm,” he said.

Talha said the fire broke out at a restaurant on the fifth floor of the building and was brought under control through the efforts of six units from the Uttara and Airport fire stations.

“No casualties have been reported so far,” he said.

Fire Service personnel are continuing operations at the scene. The cause of the fire and the extent of damage have yet to be determined.