Firefighters have brought a fire under control within an hour after it broke out at the Sena Kalyan Bhaban in Dhaka’s Motijheel.

The fire broke out around 10:40pm on the 21st floor, the top floor of the building, which houses several corporate and institutional offices.

Five fire service units managed to control the flames by 11:47pm, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence Department.

Fire Service Control Room official Anwar Bin Sattar said they were first alerted to the fire at 10:40pm and deployed teams from the Siddikbazar Fire Station to the scene by 10:51pm.

No casualties or losses has been reported, so far. The cause of the fire could not be immediately determined.

Earlier on 18th September, 2023; a fire broke out at the 8th floor of Sena Kalyan Bhaban.

Sena Kalyan Bhaban is a prominent commercial tower owned by the Sena Kalyan Sangstha.