Fire at Kamrangirchar factory doused

Firefighters doused a fire that broke out at a polythene manufacturing factory in Koylar Ghat area of Kamrangirchar, Dhaka on Thursday. 

No casualties were reported so far.

The fire started around 4:30pm. 

Four firefighting units immediately rushed to the spot and managed to control the flames after one and a half hours, said Md Shahjahan Shikdar, deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defence. 

The origin of the fire could not be determined immediately, he said.