Jatrabari shoe factory catches fire

A fire broke out on Saturday at a shoe factory near Kajla Mridha Bari area at Jatrbari in the city, reports UNB.

The fire broke out around 2:19pm.

Six units of fire tenders from Postogola and Demra fire stations are currently trying to bring the blaze under control, said Md Shahjahan Shikdar, deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defence.

No casualties have been reported so far and the origin of the fire is yet to be known, he said.