Gaibandha, Dec 23 (UNB) – A fire broke out at a sugarcane farm of Rangpur Sugar Mills Ltd in Sahebganj area of Gobindaganj upazila on Sunday afternoon, burning down huge tropical plant.
The fire originated at Bagda Sugarcane Farm around 3pm, said Managing Director of the mill Anwar Hossain.
The fire gutted sugarcane on 40 hectares of land, he said.
On information, four units of fire fighters rushed in and brought the fire under control after four hours of frantic efforts, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Gobindaganju Ramkrishna Barman.
The reason behind the fire could not be known immediately, Anwar said, adding that they were looking into whether it is an act of sabotage.