Major fire at popular clothing market in Bangladesh capital

Aljazeera quoting officials reported that fire fighters and army personnel are working to douse a major fire that has raged through a popular clothing market with 3,000 shops in Bangladesh’s capital.

The fire started at Bangabazar Market in Dhaka at 6:10am (12:10 GMT) on Tuesday but no casualties were reported immediately, local fire services official Rafi Al Faruk told The Associated Press news agency by telephone.