Report | Massive Fire On A Factory
Gazipur correspondent: Gazipur, 4 January 2015: A massive fire broke out on the ground floor of Zaman Knit and Sweater factory at Zirani in Gazipur yesterday morning. At least 20 people were injured. Garment workers said the fire broke out on the ground floor around 7:30 am and engulfed the first and second floors. Dyeing division and chemicals are located on the ground floor of the building, they added. On information 10 fire fighting units from Gazipur Sadar, Tongi, Savar EPZ and Mirpur rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control after four and half hours. The wounded include fire fighters Akhtaruzzaman, Ratan Kumar Sarkar, Nurul Islam and Payel Hossain and garment workers Badshah Miah, Atikul Islam, Sohel Miah, Md Mostafa, Kamal Hossain, Saiful Islam and Aslam. They were admitted to local hospitals and clinics. Abdur Rashid Deputy Director of fire service and civil defense of Dhaka division, said the fire might have3 originated from a room beside the warehouse of the garments factory.