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Fire razes Gazipur godown for 90 minutes, put out finally
Fire fighters extinguishing the fire at a godown in Gazipur on Sunday.
Dhaka, Jun 23 - A fire erupted early today 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 2:20 am.
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 4:00 am. 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. - UNB