A furniture factory was gutted in a fire that broke out in Ruposhi Karnagop area of Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj on Wednesday evening.
Abdullah Al Arefin, deputy assistant director of Narayanganj Fire Service, said the fire originated at the factory of Hatim Steel Structure Limited on the ground floor of the three-storey building around 7:31 pm. Later, the blaze engulfed the other floors.
On information, 10 firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control at 10:50pm, said Farhadul Alam, control room operator at Fire Service Headquarters.
“The extent of the fire is massive on the second floor as flammable materials were stored there,” Arefin said adding that no casualty was reported in the incident.
