1 killed in Gazipur factory fire

Logo of fire Illustration
Logo of fire Illustration

A security guard was burned to death in a fire at a spinning mill at Faripur of Sreepur upazila in Gazipur on Tuesday, reports UNB.

The deceased is Russel, 45.

Ram Prasad Pal, station officer of Sreepur fire service control room, said the fire broke out around 2pm, reports UNB.

Six firefighting units went to the spot and extinguished the blaze. They also recovered Russel's body from inside the mill.

The cause of the fire and extent of damage could not be known immediately.