20130719 Bangladesh Knitwear factory in Gazipur catches fire
Bangladesh Jul 18 2013 “Building” “Factories”
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Knitwear factory in Gazipur catches fire
Updated: 2013-07-19
A fire broke out at a garment factory at Konabari of Gazipur Sadar upazila early Friday.
The fire might have originated from electric short circuit around 7:30am on the 7th floor of the MM Knitwear Factory and spread instantly, said Abu Zafar Ahmed, station officer of Gazipur Fire Service and Civil Defence.
There were no workers inside the factory as it is a weekly holiday, reports our Gazipur correspondent.
On information, four firefighting units from Gazipur and Kaliakoir rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after two hours of hectic efforts, Zafar said.
Product worth around 15 crore were stored on that floor, claimed Md Nurul Islam, senior managing director of MM Knitwear.
The fire official said the extent of loss caused by the fire could not be estimated immediately.
Websource:The Daily Star
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Date:2013-07-19
Country:Bangladesh