They had fled across the border to Bangladesh amid heavy fighting between the Myanmar military and rebel insurgents in Rakhine
Furniture factory catches fire in Dhaka’s Panthapath
A fire broke out at a furniture market in the capital’s Panthapath area, gutting a warehouse and a factory.
Published : 24 May 2015, 08:57 AM
Updated : 24 May 2015, 10:24 AM
bdnews24.com photographer Tanvir Ahammed reported from the scene that a fire broke out at a factory behind the furniture shop around 1pm.
The shopkeepers called the fire brigade immediately.
Fire brigade control room in-charge Enayet Hossain said that five fire service units brought the fire under control at 1:35pm.
No casualties were reported, he said.
The total damage could not be estimated immediately.
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