A garment factory, Northern Fabrics Ltd, at the BSCIC Industrial area in Tongi has caught fire.
The fire ensued at 2:30pm on Sunday, the fire service officials said.
Station Officer of Tongi Fire Service and Civil Defense, Salim Mia, said the members of Jaydevpur and Tongi Fire Service and Civil Defense brought the fire under control around 4pm after one and a half hour of hectic effort.
The work of dumping was underway, according to the official.
The cause of the fire and the amount of damage could not be ascertained immediately.
No casualties were reported till filing of this report at 5:26pm, the officer said.