A footwear factory at EPZ here caught fire early Sunday morning.
Fire service officials said the fire originated from a godown of a two-storey building of ‘Papela Shoe Limited’ around 3.30am and it soon spread to the whole factory, according to a UNB report.
On information, three firefighting units from Agrabad, EPZ and Chittagong Port rushed in and put out the blaze on the first floor of the building around 8:30am.
But, the flame on the ground floor could not be brought under control till filing of the report at about 9:15am.
Ruhul Amin, deputy director of fire service (Chittagong division), said their 14 vehicles have been engaged in putting out the blaze.
