Savar, Dec 8 (UNB) - A devastating fire gutted a thread factory in Bairpara area of Ashulia on Friday night.
Four firefighting units from Kaliakair Fire Service Station Civil Defence station rushed there and brought the flame under control in about over two hours of frantic effort, said fire service station master Kabirul Islam.
Suddenly, the fire broke out at a machine of Diamond Thread Industries (Pvt) Ltd around 11 pm and immediately engulfed the entire floor, according to the factory workers.
The loss that occurred due to the fire could not be estimated immediately, said the station master.