Another fire has broken out in Gazipur, this time at a scrap fabric warehouse in the Dewalia Bari area of Konabari. Four Fire Service units are working to bring the blaze under control.
The fire broke out at around 6pm on Monday, October 26.
According to the Fire Service, the blaze originated at a scrap fabric warehouse in the evening and quickly spread to several nearby warehouses.
After receiving the report, two units from the Konabari Modern Fire Station arrived at the scene and began efforts to control the fire.
As the flames intensified, two additional units from the Sarabo Fire Station joined the operation. A total of four units are currently working to contain the blaze.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage were not immediately known. No casualties had been reported as of the latest available information.
The incident comes just two days after another major fire broke out at a carton warehouse belonging to a garment factory in Kashimpur, Gazipur. That fire was brought under control after around three and a half hours of efforts by nine Fire Service units.
About a week earlier, a fire broke out at the pharmaceutical factory of Ibn Sina Pharmaceuticals in Kaliakair, Gazipur. The blaze, which started at around 4pm on October 17, was tackled by six Fire Service units.
Just three days before that incident, another major fire broke out at the pharmaceutical factory of Drug International Limited in Tongi, Gazipur. The fire was brought under control after approximately three and a half hours, with support from 21 Fire Service units and various law enforcement agencies.
