120629 Bangladesh Textile mill catches fire
Bangladesh Jun 29 2012 “Building” “Factories”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Textile mill catches fire
Updated: 2012-06-30
Machinery, garment accessories gutted
Our Correspondent, Narayanganj
A devastating fire gutted a huge quantity of garment accessories at a textile mills in Fatulla of Narayanganj yesterday.
Witnesses said the fire started from one of the rooms of Unicom Textile Mills around 9:00am
On information, six units of fire fighters from Dhaka and Narayanganj rushed to the spot and doused the flames after two hours of arduous effort, said Abdul Matin, officer-in-charge of Fatulla Model Police Station.
Masudur Rahman, deputy director of Fire Service and Civil Defence in Dhaka, said the fire might have originated from an electric short circuit.
None was injured in the incident as the mill remained closed due to weekly holiday.
Ashraf Uddin Dewan, chairman of the mill, said at least 75 weaving machines, readymade garments and other chemicals were burnt down in the fire.
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Web Source: The Daily Star
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Date: 30 June, 2012
Country: Bangladesh