20250211 Fire guts shoe factory in Dhaka’s Shyampur
Bangladesh Feb 11 2025 “Factories”
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Fire guts shoe factory in Dhaka’s Shyampur
Updated: 2025-02-11
Emergency workers have doused a fire that swept through a shoe factory in Dhaka’s Shyampur.
The fire erupted at the Majumdar Traders factory on road No. 6 of Shyampur BSCIC around 5am on Tuesday.
The Fire Service swiftly responded to the incident, with the first firefighting unit arriving at the scene within eight minutes. Six more units later joined the operation and tamed the flames after a two-hour effort around 7:20am, according to Fire Service Media Cell official Anwarul Islam Dolon.
Kazi Nazmuzamman, assistant director of the Fire Service and Civil Defence Department, said the factory was a recycling facility for old sandals. “The area is home to several factories, including thread manufacturing units,” he added.
“The fire completely destroyed all raw materials in the factory, but thanks to the Fire Service’s swift response, it did not spread to nearby buildings and we managed to protect the surrounding factories.”
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage have yet to be determined.
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