Published on 11:12 AM, November 29, 2022

Textile mill in Gazipur on fire for nearly 12 hours

5 firefighting units struggling to bring it under control

Fire breaks out at the cotton warehouse of Shamim Textile Limited in Gazipur. Photo: Collected

A fire that broke out in the warehouse of a textile mill in Gazipur's Sadar upazila could not be brought under control after 10 and a half hours.

Belal Hossain, warehouse inspector of Sreepur Fire Service, told The Daily Star that the fire broke out at the cotton warehouse of Shamim Textile Limited in Bhabanipur area around 12:00am today.

Five units of Gazipur Sadar and Sreepur fire stations rushed to the spot and were trying to douse the fire.

Fire breaks out at the cotton warehouse of Shamim Textile Limited in Gazipur. Photo: Collected

However, the fire could not be brought under control till 11:45am, he said.

No casualties were reported so far.