Dyeing factory catches fire
Sunday, 28 September 2014
A fire broke out at a dyeing factory in Kashimpur in Gazipur district on Saturday morning. Being informed, a dozen firefighting units from Gazipur city, Savar Export Processing Zone, Tongi, Savar town and Kaliakoir fire stations rushed to the spot and were trying to tame the blaze with the help of police and local people. However, no injury was reported in the devastating fire till filing this report at 9:40am. Firefighters, police and factory authorities said a warehouse of Mega Dyeing factory was gutted. Besides, fabrics, dye and machinery worth millions of taka were gutted by the fire. The cause of the fire, which erupted around 4:00am, could not be known, according to private TV channels.