A fire has broken out at a cotton mill at Bagherbazar of Gazipur Sadar upazila.
Deputy Assistant Director Akhtaruzzaman Liton of the Fire Service and Civil Defence at Gazipur, said the fire broke out at the ground floor of the two-storied Pharmosa Polly Cotton BD Limited around 1:15pm on Monday.
“Seven units of fire-fighters are trying to douse the fire,” said Liton.
After nearly three hours of frantic effort, the fire fighters brought the blaze under control, he added.
The fire official said the cause behind the fire could not be known.
The fire originated in a storehouse at the factory, said its coordinator Khorshed Alam.
The mill which manufactures fabrics was inaugurated nearly a month ago, he added.
Moreover, it could not be ascertained immediately whether there were any casualties, said the factory official.