Several firefighting units have been dispatched to the factory in the Bayezid Textile area
He said the owner built the nine-storey bloc grabbing land from a Hindu family.
Mozena was speaking at an inter-faith dialogue on religion for peace and tolerance on Thursday.
He cited recent attacks on minorities in Bangladesh and said in his view “this violence is seldom, if ever, about religion”.
“Rather, it is about the pursuit of power, the pursuit of financial gain as cheap politicians and greedy land grabbers seek to advance their own selfish interests by creating and manipulating friction in the guise of religion to their own benefit”.
The Ambassador called upon all to reject “these cheap politicians and land grabbers”.