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Fire breaks out at Gazipur godown, extinguished after over 1hr

UNB . Dhaka
23 Jun 2024 11:02:44 | Update: 23 Jun 2024 17:25:29
Fire breaks out at Gazipur godown, extinguished after over 1hr
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A fire erupted early Sunday in a jhut (unused fabric) godown at Shahida Apparels, a readymade garment (RMG) factory in the Ambagh area of Konabari, Gazipur.

The blaze was brought under control approximately 90 minutes later.

Shahjahan Sikder, deputy assistant director of the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters’ media cell, reported that the fire started around 2:20am.

The fire erupted in the jhut godown of Shahida Apparels located in Ambagh area under Ward-10 of Gazipur City Corporation, he said.

Upon receiving the alert, six firefighting units rushed to the scene and managed to extinguish the flames by 4:00am. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damages are currently under investigation.

"Thankfully, no casualties were reported in the incident," Sikder added.

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