A fire that broke out today at a factory of Ripon Garments Limited in Konabari area of Gazipur has been brought under control.

The fire was under control around 2:30pm -- three hours after it originated, said Tasharoff Hossain, station officer at Fire Service and Civil Defence in Joydebpur.

Confirming the incident, Gazipur Fire Service Deputy Director, Mohammad Abdul Hamid, told our local correspondent that five units of Kaliakoir Fire Service were trying to extinguish the fire.

Possible casualty, reason of the fire, and damage could not be known immediately, he informed.