A fire broke out at GJ Caps and Headwear Ltd factory in Sataish area of Tongi upazila on Sunday night.
Eight Fire Service and Civil Defence units are working to douse the fire. Alongside, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) bulletin around 11 pm said the Army has been deployed to control the fire.
The owner of the factory building Md Solaiman said that factory workers were observing day-long movement over the pending salaries and allowances.
At one stage they started beating up the factory officials at around 9 pm and set fire to the fifth floor of the factory, he added.
Deputy Assistant Director of Gazipur Fire Service Abdullah Al Arefin said that eight units of the Fire Service reached the spot and are trying to douse the fire.
The fire broke out on the fifth floor of the seven-storey building which is causing the delay in the control of the fire, he added.
