Fire breaks out at button factory in Mirpur

A fire broke out at a button factory in Mirpur-1 of the capital on Sunday.

Rakibul Hasan, duty officer at Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters, said the fire broke out on the third floor of the five-storey building behind Boishakhi Market at 2:52pm and soon spread.

On information, three firefighting units rushed to the spot and put the fire under control around 5:08pm.

However, reason behind cause of the fire could not be known yet.

No causality has been reported.