Shishu Hospital fire under control

The fire that broke out at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute, Dhaka has been brought under control.

Five units of firefighters brought the fire under control around 2:28 pm, said Lima Khanam, control room duty officer at Fire Service and Civil Defence.

Earlier around 1:47 pm, the fire was reported in the Cardiac Department, she said.

However, the official could not say anything about the causes of the fire and the casualties in the incident.

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