Fire at Gazipur jhut warehouse doused

A fire that broke out at a warehouse of jhut (scrap fabrics from garment factories) at Shahida Apparels in the Ambagh area of Konabari in Gazipur city has been extinguished.

Firefighters were alerted to the incident around 2:20am on Sunday and the first unit rushed to the spot around 2:35am, according to the media cell of the Fire Service and Civil Defence.

Six firefighting units managed to tame the blaze around 4am and completely doused the fire around 7:30am, it said.

The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are currently under investigation.

No casualties were reported in the incident, the media cell added.