Fire at Uttara commercial building doused after five hours

A fire that broke out at a commercial building in Dhaka's Uttara area early today has been doused after more than five hours of frantic efforts.

The fire originated at the 14-storey Syed Grand Centre around 1:15am, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of the Fire Service media wing.

On information, 24 firefighting engines rushed to the spot and doused the blaze around 6:45am, the fire service official said.

The fire broke out at a restaurant on the eighth floor and then spread to the 6th and 7th floors, he said.

No one was reportedly injured but two firefighters from Tongi and Uttara stations fell ill while fighting the blaze, he said

The cause of the fire is under investigation, Anwarul added.

Syed Grand Center is located just beside BNS Centre in Uttara's Sector 7 area on road no. 28. It houses some popular restaurants, offices, diagnostic centre, buying houses. It is also well-known in the area for selling and repairing various electronic goods like computer, mobile phones and accessories.