Fire breaks out at knitwear factory in Gazipur

A huge fire has broken out at an apparel factory in Gazipur in the wee hours of Saturday.

Gazipur Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 20 August 2016, 05:02 AM
Updated : 20 August 2016, 05:02 AM

The fire-service said the five-storey factory building of 'Tropical Knitex' at Kaliyakoir got engulfed in fire around 12:45am.

Kaliyakoir fire-service's Station Officer Apurba Bol said that the fire started from the second-floor and spread to the other floors  quickly. "A huge amount of yarn and fabrics stored in the factory have been completely gutted."

As many as 13 units from the fire-service headquarters at Dhaka's Mirpur, Savar, Gazipur's Joydebpur, Tangail's Mirzapur have rushed to the spot.

Fire Service Inspector Ardesh Ali, now at the spot, said that the flames are yet to be controlled. "It seems we will need a few more hours to put out the fire completely."

He said they are yet to assess the damage and that an electrical malfunction may have caused the fire.