A fire broke out in the Beltala slum in Kaylyanpur city in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. After the fire, 14 firefighters and first aid teams were dispatched to the scene, authorities said. While the cause of the fire is not yet known, 400 houses were damaged by the fire, authorities added.
The residents of the slum claimed that it came out of a pigeon farm and a gas cylinder storage next to the neighborhood. An investigation into the fires has been launched.