Gazipur, Jan 23 (UNB) – Five people were burned to death and 10 others suffered injuries as a fire broke out in a tyre factory at Pubail here on Statuary. The deceased could not be identified immediately. Fire fighters recovered five charred bodies from the factory, sources at Fire Service and Civil Defense control room said. Hasibur Rahman, an officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense of Joydebpur station, said the fire broke out following a boiler blast at the tin-roofed factory in Bhadon area around 4:15 pm. On information, two fire-fighting units from Joydebpur rushed in and brought the fire under control around 5:40 pm. The injured were taken to different local hospitals, including Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmdd Medical College Hospital. Nearly 40-50 people were working in the factory, locals said.
