Tk 1 crore jute gutted
Fire gutted jute worth Tk one crore at a jute mill in Rangpur’s Mithapukur upazila yesterday.
Witnesses said the fire broke out at North Bengal Jute Mill at Jaigirhat village in the upazila around 11:00am.
Manager of the jute mill Abul Kashem said, being informed, eight firefighting units from Mithapukur and adjacent Pirganj upazila rushed to the spot and doused the fire after two hours of frantic efforts.
Assistant Director at Rangpur Fire Station Shamsuzzaman said the fire might have originated from an electric short circuit.
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