A footwear factory at EPZ here caught fire early Sunday.
Fire service officials said the fire originated from a godown of a two-storey building of ‘Papela Shoe Limited’ around 3.30am and it soon spread to the whole factory.
On information, three firefighting units from Agrabad, EPZ and Chittagong Port rushed in and put out the blaze on the first floor of the building around 8:30 am. But, the flame on the ground floor could not be brought under control till filing of the report at about 9:15 am.
Ruhul Amin, deputy director of fire service (Ctg division), said their 14 vehicles have been engaged in putting out the blaze.
Source: UNBConnect
