Fire at Old Dhaka plastic factory brought under control
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Fire at Old Dhaka plastic factory brought under control

Fire at Old Dhaka plastic factory brought under control


A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar area early today.

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The fire originated around 3:42am at the factory located on the 2nd floor of a multi-storey building named 'Noakhali Bhaban' on Urdu Road under Chowk Bazar police station.

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A total of 15 fire fighter units rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control at around 5:35 a.m, said duty officer of Fire Brigade and Civil Defence headquarters control room Russel Sikdar.

Later the fire was doused at around 8:45 a.m., he said.

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The estimated loss and reason behind the fire incident could not be known immediately.

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No casualty was reported in the incident, Rasel Sikder added.

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