A late-night fire at the Jamia Ashrafia Madrasah library in Fatullah, Narayanganj, resulted in 63 students being hospitalized at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery due to smoke inhalation. While no students suffered direct thermal skin burns, four are currently in the ICU and one is on mechanical life support.The fire broke out around 1:55 AM on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, on the second floor of the old five-story building's library. Four Fire Service units extinguished the blaze by 3:43 AM.According to Assistant Education Secretary Azizur Rahman and student accounts, a teacher performing night prayers noticed a burning smell, investigated, and discovered the library ablaze. He immediately raised the alarm using bells and public address announcements. Over 1,100 resident students were evacuated through interconnected building pathways.Students and teachers actively attempted to contain the fire to prevent it from engulfing the entire complex, but dense smoke drifted into the upper dormitories where students were sleeping, causing widespread respiratory distress. Emergency Residential Surgeon Dr. Sultan Mahmud Sikder confirmed the admission of 63 patients suffering exclusively from smoke inhalation. Financial losses include extensive destruction of invaluable religious texts and library decoration valued at approximately ৳30 lakh. Authorities suspect the fire originated from a mosquito coil or an electrical short circuit.