Shawdesh desk:

A fire that broke out on Saturday morning at Dhaka’s Barishal Plaza Market — opposite to Bangabazar which burned down just four days ago — was doused.

No casualty was reported in the incident. But two people fell sick in the incident inhaling smoke. The victims are Sumon, 27, and Aminur Rahman, 38. They are undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The fire broke out on the 3rd floor of the market about 8:05am and spread soon, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.

There are a number of markets within Barishal Plaza and Maleka Market is on the 3rd floor of the building.

On information, 14 firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control at about 8:45am.

It took the firefighters nearly one and a half hours to fully douse the flames. The flame was completely doused at about 9:40am.

However, what caused the fire could not be known immediately.

No casualty has been reported.

A massive fire broke out at the Bangabazar Market in Dhaka on April 4 and it spread to some other nearby markets, burning several thousand shops, with mainly readymade clothes and footwear, to ashes.