Goods worth Tk 15 crore were gutted in a fire that broke out at Prime Print and Packaging Factory in the Rohitpur Industrial Area of Keraniganj on Friday night, officials said on Saturday.
It took two-and-a-half hours for seven fire tenders to douse the flames, said Mamun-ur-Rashid, officer-in-charge of Keraniganj police station.
According to Mohsin Sarker, the owner of the factory, not only raw materials but machineries and the two-storey factory building were also damaged in the fire.
Azizur Rahman, deputy assistant director (DAD) of Fire Service Headquarters, zone-5, said they came to know about the fire at 11.45pm and soon reached the spot.
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“Initially we suspected that the fire originated from one of the machines. The exact reason behind the fire will be known after an investigation,” said Azizur.