Eight people have died after a fire broke out at a slum in Chattogram’s Chaktai.
The blaze began early on Saturday morning in the slum near the Bhera Market area and gutted nearly 200 homes, said Chattogram Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Elius Hossain.
Chattogram Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director Jashim Uddin said that fire service units arrived at the scene at around 3:30 am after receiving reports of the fire.
Ten fire trucks from four fire service units finally managed to put out the blaze at 4:15 am.
DC Hossain told reporters at the scene that fire service personnel have recovered the bodies of eight people from the debris.
The district administration has announced it will provide Tk 20,000 for the burial services of the dead, bdnews24.com reported.
The district administration has also formed a four-member committee led by the additional district magistrate to investigate the cause of the fire.