A godown of jhut (garment scraps) was gutted by a fire that broke out in Mirpur Jhutpatti area in the city yesterday.
Officer-in-Charge of Pallabi police station Ziauzzaman said the fire originated at the warehouse in the area about 2:08pm and spread around soon.
Twelve firefighting units went to the spot and brought the fire under control around 3:40pm. However, the origin of the fire could not be known immediately.
Meanwhile, a three-member probe committee, headed by Assistant Director (Planning and Force) of Fire Service and Civil Defence Nurul Islam, has been formed to look into the fire incident.
The two other members are of the panel are Deputy Assistant Director Mamun Mahmud and Senior Station Officer of Mirpur Fire Station Abdul Arefin.
The committee has been asked to submit its report in seven working days.