A fire broke out on the seventh floor of a multistorey building in the capital's Gulshan Sunday evening, the fire service said.
One person has died so far and four people got injured after jumping off from the building till the filing of this report at 11:10 pm, according to Jamuna TV.
22 people have been rescued so far from the building.
"The fire began at 6:59 pm in a 12-storey building in Gulshan-2. However, the reasons for the fire mishap and the extent of damage could not immediately be confirmed," he added.
In the visuals emerging from the site, huge flames coupled with thick clouds of black smoke were seen billowing out of the building, according to UNB.
On information, 13 firefighting units responded to the blaze, and the responders are trying to tame the flames, Anwarul said.
Currently, 19 fire service units are working to douse the fire and the Bangladesh Airforce, as well as Bangladesh Army, have also been deployed, says Jamuna TV.
