Knitting unit, 26 godowns gutted in Gazipur

A knitting factory and at least 26 godowns (warehouses) of garments waste were burnt to ashes in a devastating fire in Tongi Bazar area in Gazipur last night. Station officer of Tongi Fire Service Station Jakir Hossain said the fire originated at a godown around 12:30am and soon engulfed the other adjacent godowns and the factory. On information, eight fire fighter units of Gazipur and Dhaka districts rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after more than three hours’ of hectic efforts with the help of local people after 3:30 am. Owners of the godowns claimed that valuables worth about Tk 20.5 million were burnt to ashes in the fire, according to BSS.