Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- A fire at Chawkbazar's Manzur Khan Plaza has remained out of control more than four hours after breaking out, with nine fire service units battling the flames.

Shahjahan Hossain, duty officer at the Fire Service control room, said around 9pm on Monday that the number of units had been increased to nine as firefighters struggled to bring the fire under control.

"Narrow lanes are preventing our large vehicles from entering. Heavy smoke and a shortage of water are making it difficult to control the fire," he added.

Hossain added that more units could be deployed if necessary.

Fire Service and Civil Defence Media Officer Talha Bin Jasim said the service received a report of the fire at 5:04pm. Firefighters arrived at the...