The devastating fire that broke out at a factory in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone was brought under control after 17 hours of frantic efforts, the Fire Service said on Friday morning.
A total of 25 firefighting units from several stations managed to bring the blaze under control at about 7:15am, said Jasim Uddin, deputy assistant director of Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defence in Agrabad.
The building had been declared as a fire-risk one, he said.
Jasim said that two bodies had been formed to investigate the incident 鈥� one by the Fire Service and another by the CEPZ authorities.
The five-member Fire Service committee had been asked to submit its report within 15 days, while the CEPZ committee, comprising five members, would submit its findings within five days, officials said.
The fire originated at about 2:00pm on Thursday on the eighth floor of the Adam Cap factory in Sector 1, Road No-5 of CEPZ and later spread to two lower floors, according to officials.
Md Zakir, duty officer of CEPZ Fire Service, said that the blaze was partially under control but not fully extinguished till Friday morning.
鈥楾he extent of the damage cannot be determined yet,鈥� he added.
Personnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Border Guard Bangladesh assisted firefighters in containing the flames.
The factory produced hospital equipment and towels, and the large presence of flammable materials caused the fire to spread rapidly and burn intensely.
Meanwhile, 16 people were burnt to death in a devastating fire at a factory and a warehouse in Mirpur, Dhaka, days back.
