Jute mil
Jute mill gutted in Jahsore fire
A fore broke out at Afil Jute Weaving Mills Limited in Sharsha upazila on Wednesday night.
Touhidur Rahman, in-charge of Benapole Civil Defence and Fire Service, said the fire was sparked by an electric short circuit at night and spread soon.
On information, a firefighting unit went to the spot and extinguished the blaze after one and a half hours of frantic effort.
The estimated loss caused by the fire was about Tk 1.3 crore, said Managing Director of Afil Jute Weaving Mills Limited Kabiruzzaman.
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