A fire that broke out at the basement of Central Fire fighters working to douse a fire that broke out at the basement of Central Hospital on Green Road in the capital. Photo: Star Hospital on Dhaka’s Green Road this afternoon was brought under control within an hour. No injury was reported as all the patients were evacuated, said an official of the hospital. The fire originated inside the basement around 1:30pm, Polash Chandra Morol, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence, told The Daily Star. On information, seven firefighting units reached the spot and brought the fire under control around 2:30pm, he said. The reason for the fire could not be ascertained immediately.
