Staff Correspondent:

All four victims were found on the sixth floor, one inside a bathroom and three at the base of a stairwell

Four men were killed after a fire broke out at Hotel Saudia, a six-storey building, in the Shahjadpur area at Dhaka’s Bhatara today (3 March).

The fire was first reported at 12:17pm, said Talha Bin Zasim, media officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence.

The flames originated from the first floor of the building and later spread to the upper floors.

Two firefighting units from Baridhara fire station arrived at the scene at around 12:31pm and brought the flames under control at around 1:04pm.

Talha confirmed that all four victims were found on the sixth floor, one inside a bathroom and three at the base of a stairwell – the door of which was found locked.

The victims could not be identified immediately.

The cause of the fire and the extent of damage are to be known as well.