Fire Service and Civil Defence officials said the fire started around 5:55am in a flat on the 2nd floor of a 6- storey building in the area..
Being informed, two firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control by 7:10am, duty officer of Fire Service headquarters Khaleda Yasmin told UNB.
The fire was caused reportedly due to an electric short circuit.
No causalities were reported in the incident.