A fire that broke out at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) at Shahbagh intersection of Dhaka, was brought under control within a short time on Wednesday morning.

Rashed Bin Khalid, duty officer (media cell) at Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters, said the fire erupted on the fourth floor at A-block of the hospital around 11:14am.

On information, seven firefighting units from multiple stations were dispatched while the blaze was brought under control around 11:32am, he said.

According to fire service sources, the fire broke out in the ceiling of the stairway corridor in front of the Dental Department classroom on the fourth floor of Block A.

No reports of casualties or people trapped inside the fire-affected block were found, the duty official added.