Online Report : A fire broke out at Motel Saikat Bar and Restaurant, operated by Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation in Chattogram.

The Fire Service received the alert around 8:45 am on Monday.

Firefighters rushed to the scene and began efforts to bring the blaze under control. By around 9:30 am, the fire was largely under control, although efforts to fully extinguish it were still ongoing.

According to the control room of the Fire Service and Civil Defence’s Agrabad office, two units with three fire engines were dispatched to the Station Road location where the fire erupted.

Notably, the bar was looted on August 5 last year. Miscreants not only plundered it but also dismantled parts of the structure. It had resumed operations after undergoing renovation.