Dhaka, March 10 -- A fire broke out on the third floor of an 11-storey commercial building, LA Plaza, in the capital's Mirpur 2 area on Monday. However, it was brought under control, and no casualties were reported. The firefighters rescued 23 people from the rooftop of the building.

Duty officer at Fire Service and Civil Defence, Lima Khanam, said the fire broke out on the third floor of the building at around 1:52 pm.

The fire service received the blaze report at around 2:00 pm. Five firefighting units rushed to the scene and brought the fire under control at about 3:30 pm.

One woman among the rescued persons was sent to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for treatment. The cause of the fire and the extent of damage could be...