A fire broke out at a carton factory in Dhaka's Jatrabari area on Friday morning, destroying goods and equipment worth Tk5 lakh, officials said.
No casualties were reported.
The fire broke out around 3:20am at Al Madina Printing and Packaging, and it took five fire tenders nearly three hours to douse the flames, said Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director (Media Cell) Shahjahan Shikder.
“The fire originated from a short circuit. The estimated damage is around Tk5 lakh. We managed to save items and equipment worth Tk10 lakh,” he said.