Cotton factory, godown gutted in capital, Barisal

In separate incidents, a cotton factory and a godown were gutted by fire in the capital and Barisal on Tuesday. In the capital, a fire burned down valuables worth about Tk 0.3 million in a cotton factory in Hazaribagh in the afternoon. Fire Service sources said the fire originated from sparks erupted from a machine inside the factory near Zaman Petrol Pump at about 4pm. In Barisal, a cotton godown was gutted by a fire that broke out at Hatkhola of the city in the morning. Fire Service sources said the fire originated at the warehouse of ‘Tajmahal Stores’ at Marich Patty around 11am, according to a news agency.