A fire broke out at a readymade garment factory in Kanchpur area of Narayanganj’s Sonargaon.
The fire originated in the sewing section of Sinha Opex Group factory burning down the machineries, threads and fabrics.
None has reportedly been injured as the factory was closed at that time.
Masudur Rahman Akand, assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defense Headquarters, said the fire generated on the top floor of the 12-storey building around 7:15am Monday.
He said nine firefighting units rushed to the spot and doused the fire around 9:30am.
However, the cause of the fire could not be known immediately.
Tajowar Hossain, general manager of the factory, said the estimated damage from the fire could not be ascertained yet.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
