Dhaka: Just a few days after a blaze in a high-rise claimed the lives of 25 people, over 200 shops were gutted after a major fire broke early on Saturday at the Dhaka North City Corporation market in Gulshan area in Dhaka.

Over 20 fire-fighting units were brought in to control the blaze, according to Prothom Alo. The blaze was brought under control by firefighters after two and a half hours, as the Army, Navy and Air Force members joined emergency efforts.