A fire broke out at Notun Bazar slum in Kalyanpur in the capital tonight.
The fire broke out at the slum around 10:03pm, said Mahfuz Riben, duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters control room.
Nine units of fire-fighters rushed to the spot and are working to douse the blaze, said Mahfuz Riben.
The reason behind the fire could not as yet be ascertained.
More to follow…