A fire has erupted today (25 November) at the Korail slum located near the capital's Mohakhali-Gulshan area.
The Fire Service and Civil Defence control room said they received the report of the blaze at 5:22pm this evening.
Following the alert, 11 units of the fire service headed to the spot to bring the fire under control.
Earlier, the slum last caught fire on the night of 22 February this year, when 10 units of the fire service managed to douse the flames. In that incident, 61 houses were burnt.
Two months before that, on 18 December 2024, another fire broke out in the slum, which was brought under control with efforts from seven fire service units.
According to various research reports, this is one of Dhaka's oldest slums, covering an area of around 90 acres and home to at least 80,000 residents.
Due to its narrow alleys and densely built structures, firefighters often face difficulties in controlling fires in Korail.