A fire that broke out at Madani Super Market in Hemayetpur, Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on Wednesday evening was extinguished after 40 minutes of efforts.
Firefighters were alerted to the incident at 6:12pm, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD).
Four firefighting units rushed to the scene and doused the blaze at 6:52pm, Rozina Akter, duty officer at the FSCD control room in Dhaka, told the Daily Sun.
No casualties were reported in the incident.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage could not be determined immediately.
