Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- At least 79 students suffering from smoke inhalation have been brought to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka after a fire broke out at a madrasa in the Signboard area of Narayanganj's Fatullah.

The fire broke out at Jamia Ashrafia Madrasa around 2am on Tuesday, according to the Fire Service.

Dr Sultan Mahmud Shikder, a resident physician at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said 63 of the 79 students brought to the hospital had been admitted or placed under emergency observation, while 16 were discharged after receiving initial treatment.

Four students are in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU), including one who has been placed on life support with mechanical...