Fire at Old Dhaka plastic factory

A massive fire destroys a four-story building housing dozens of plastic factories and stores of raw materials in the capital's Chawkbazar area early on Friday. The burn building is seen after the devastating fire.
A massive fire destroys a four-story building housing dozens of plastic factories and stores of raw materials in the capital's Chawkbazar area early on Friday. The burn building is seen after the devastating fire.
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Staff Reporter :
A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area early Friday,
The fire originated around 3:42am at the factory located on the 2nd floor of a multi-storey building named ‘Noakhali Bhaban’ on the Urdu Road under Chowkbazar Police Station.
A total of 15 firefighter units rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control at around 5:35 a.m, said duty officer of Fire Brigade and Civil Defence headquarters control room Russel Sikdar.
The fire was doused around 8:45am, he said.
The estimated loss and reason behind the fire incident could not be known immediately.
No casualty was reported in the incident, Russel Sikder added.
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