A fire that broke out at a plastic factory in the city’s Lalbagh area around noon on Friday has been brought under control, officials said, UNB reports.
The fire started around 12:00pm at the factory in the Shahid Nagor Bou Bazar area.
“Twelve fire tending units were pressed into service and it took them an hour and a half to contain the flames,” said Md Shahjahan Shikdar, deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defence.