A fire broke out at Ibn Sina Pharmaceuticals Limited in Safipur, Kaliakair upazila, Gazipur, at around 4:30pm on Saturday. Six Fire Service units are working to bring the fire under control.
According to factory authorities and Fire Service sources, the fire originated in the herbal section of Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Industry Ltd, located beside the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Safipur, Kaliakair. The fire spread rapidly after it started.
All workers left the factory immediately after the fire broke out. Workers are also helping to bring the fire under control with the assistance of the factory's own firefighting system.
Talha Bin Zasim, an official of the Central Media Cell of the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the Fire Service was alerted after a fire was spotted in a store on the ground floor of a 6-story building.
Following the alert, 2 units from Kaliakair Fire Station began operations. Another 2 units from Konabari Fire Station later joined them at the scene.
A further 2 units from Gazipur Chowrasta Fire Station subsequently arrived to help bring the fire under control.
The cause of the fire and any casualties were not immediately known.