A fire at the Gazi tyre factory in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj was brought under control after around 22 hours on Monday evening.
The factory was set on fire by looters, who had entered the factory around 9pm on Sunday, according to factory officials.
The fire service received the alert at 11:40pm on Sunday, and seven teams immediately began firefighting operations bringing the fire under control around 7pm on Monday.
As of 3:30pm, the fire service had recorded the names and addresses of 175 individuals reported missing by their relatives, said Talha Bin Jasim, an officer from the agency's media cell.
"We are still unsure if anyone is trapped inside. The fire is still burning in various parts of the building, and we have not yet been able to enter."
"Relatives are arriving, crying and claiming that their loved ones are missing, so we are taking down their names. So far we have collected the names of 175 people. Earlier, 14 individuals were rescued from the building," the official added.
Earlier, these individuals reportedly went to the upper floors of the building to loot, but when the fire broke out, they became trapped.
Meanwhile, Lt Col Rezaul Karim, director of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, said 12 units of the fire service were working on the site.
