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Firefighters have doused a fire that broke out at a packaging factory in Dhaka's Matuail.
The incident occurred at the tin-roofed establishment on Konapara's College Road around 7:30 am on Thursday, said Khaleda Yasmin, a fire service official.
Six firefighting units took control of the situation around 9:20 am, according to the authorities.
No casualties have been reported so far.
The authorities could not immediately determine the cause of the fire.