The fire that broke out a slum in Mirpur was this afternoon was brought under control after around an hour.

Eight fire engines brought the blazes under control around 2:00pm at Jhilpar slum in Mirpur-12, said Lima Khanam, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence control room.

She said the fire broke out around 12:55pm, adding that the cause of the fire could not be known immediately.

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