Fire doused at under-construction building in N'ganj EPZ

A fire that broke out at an under-construction factory building in Adamji EPZ in Narayanganj's Sadar upazila was doused after five hours today (June 17, 2022).

No casualty was reported. The name of the under-construction building was not immediately known, our Narayanganj correspondent reports quoting fire officials

The fire broke out around 11:00 am. Eight firefighting units doused the blaze at 4:35 pm, according to the fire service control room.

Earlier, when contacted around noon, Abdullah Al Arefin, deputy assistant director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, said "It will take some time to bring the blaze under control."

Bepza General Manager Ahsan Kabir told reporters, "As soon as the fire broke out, we brought all the workers out of the EPZ safely."