Fire breaks out in building at Bangladesh capital airport

A devastating fire broke out on Friday afternoon at a building inside the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, a fireman said.

The blaze started at the second floor of the airport's main building at around 1:37 p.m. local time (0737 GMT), a Fire Service Control Room official told Xinhua.

The official, who did not give his name, said a total of 10 fire firefighting units were battling to bring flames under control.

Hundreds of passengers, officials and staff were reportedly evacuated following the fire.

The cause of the fire could not be known immediately.

No further details were yet available on casualties.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)