logo

20 injured as fire guts Sezan Juice Factory

Thursday, 9 December 2010


NARAYANGANJ, Dec 8 (UNB): At least 20 people were injured, including five fire fighters as fire broke out in Sezan Juice Factory at Tarabo Poura area in Rupganj Upazila Wednesday.
Properties worth Tk 20 million were burned, factory owners claimed. Fire Brigade sources said, the fire originated from electric short circuit in the afternoon and soon engulfed three floors of the six-storied building which housed the factory, owned by Hashem Food Products.
On information two fire fighting units from Haziganj of Narayanganj and Demra of Dhaka rushed in and doused the flame after two and half hours of hectic efforts.