A fire broke out at a two-storey market in the Bijoy Sarani area of the capital on early Monday, prompting a swift response from multiple Fire Service units.

According to the Fire Service and Civil Defence, the incident was reported at about 5:15am through the national emergency helpline 999. Firefighters reached the spot at about 5:20am.

The fire originated at the ground floor of the market located at Kolmi Lata Bazar in the Bijoy Sarani intersection area.

A total of 10 firefighting units from Tejgaon, Mohammadpur, Mirpur and Siddikbazar fire stations were deployed to bring the blaze under control, said warehouse inspector Anwarul Islam of the FSCD headquarters media cell.

The fire was brought under control at around 7:00am. No casualties have been reported so far.

Lieutenant Colonel Md Mahmudul Hasan, director (operations and maintenance) of FSCD, said the extent of damage could not be immediately determined.

‘The cause of the fire and the amount of loss will be ascertained after an investigation,’ he added.