Old Dhaka shoe factory fire brought under control after 50 minutes

Firefighters have battled for 50 minutes to control the fire that broke out in a shoe factory in Old Dhaka’s Bangshal.

The Fire Service and Civil Defence said a factory located on the third floor of a seven-storey building in Agamasi Lane caught on fire around 10:45pm on Monday.

Fire Service spokesperson Talha Bin Zasim said the fire was under control around 11:35pm.

The cause of the fire could not be immediately confirmed, and no casualties were reported.