Sun News Desk : Two people have been killed and several others injured in a fire at Mollabari slum in the capital’s Tejgaon on Saturday.

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The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.

Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury, Director (Operation and Maintenance) of Fire Service and Civil Defence confirmed the matter at a press conference.

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He said that thirteen firefighting units rushed to the spot after being informed about the fire incident at 2:23am. The fire was brought under control at 3:40am.

However, he could not confirm the reason behind the fire.

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