A fire broke out at a textile waste warehouse in the Majukhan area of Gazipur city early on Wednesday, gutting two adjacent houses.
No casualties were reported till the filing of this report.
Abdul Hamid Mia, deputy assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service and Civil Defense, said the fire broke out in the warehouse at 6am and spread to the nearby houses.
Five firefighting units were pressed into the service and it took them over two hours to douse the flames, he said.
"A probe has been ordered to ascertain the exact cause of the fire," the officer added.
