A fire broke out at a garment factory in Ashulia, Savar, on Wednesday afternoon but was brought under control within around 20 minutes by the factory’s own firefighting team and workers, before the Fire Service arrived.
The fire broke out at around 3:30pm in the yarn storage area on the top floor of the factory building.
The blaze was brought under control within approximately 20 minutes through the factory’s internal firefighting system and the efforts of workers, before the Fire Service arrived.
Confirming the incident, Pranab Chowdhury, senior station officer of the DEPZ Fire Service, said the fire originated on the top floor, where yarn and thread are stored.
He said the factory’s internal sprinkler system was operational and its firefighting team responded immediately, allowing them to extinguish the fire before Fire Service personnel arrived.
The exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage could not be confirmed immediately. Further details would be available following an investigation, he added.
No casualties were reported.
Earlier, on the evening of September 20, a gas cylinder explosion occurred at the same factory in Ashulia, killing 9 people.
