DHAKA, Jan 16, 2026 (BSS) - Three people, including two women and one man, were killed and 10 others injured after a fire broke out in a residential building in the capital's Uttara area this morning.

Talha bin Zasim, Media Officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD), told BSS that 13 people were rescued from the building and taken to Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital for treatment. 

"Of the 13 people rescued, three later succumbed to their injuries, while the remaining 10 sustained varying degrees of injuries," he said.

The fire broke out around 7:50 am in a flat on the second floor of a seven-storey building at Sector 11, Road 18 in Uttara.

Fire service authorities received the alert at 7:54 am and dispatched firefighting units to the scene immediately. Two units from the Uttara Fire Station, approximately six kilometers away, reached the spot by 7:58 am. 

A total of four firefighting units brought the fire under control by 8:25 am, while complete extinguishment was achieved at 10:00 am.

The cause of the fire could not be known immediately, and an investigation is underway, the FSCD official said. 

Local residents reported panic in the area as thick smoke spread throughout the building during the incident.

Authorities urged residents to strictly follow fire safety measures to prevent such incidents in the future.