OUR CORRESPONDENT, Gazipur

A fire broke out at a jhut warehouse in the Konabari area of Gazipur early yesterday.

The fire started at the godown of Yasin Enterprise at around 4:00am.

Five units of the fire service were working on the site to extinguish the blaze.

Confirming the matter, Saiful Islam, in-charge of the Konabari Fire Service and Civil Defence Station, told The Daily Star, “Our units were immediately sent to the spot. Currently, the fire is largely under control...”

Fire service sources said the fire spread quickly due to the huge amount of jhut (garment waste) and flammable materials stored in the godown. However, it was initially learnt that the fire did not spread to any nearby homes or factories. No casualties have been reported so far.