A fire broke out at a carton factory in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone on Saturday evening. Eight units of the Fire Service and two units of the navy contained the blaze after about four hours.聽
The fire erupted at Unity Accessories, a carton factory located on Road 1 near the BEPZA security gate at the CEPZ entrance in Chattogram, said Shahadat Hossain, senior station officer at the CEPZ Fire Station.
He said, 鈥楾he fire was reported to them at 6:10pm. The exact cause is yet to be determined. Upon receiving the information, we mobilised eight fire service units and two naval units to the site.鈥�
EPZ Police Station officer-in-charge Md Aktaruzzaman said, 鈥楾he fire started on the fourth floor of a five-story building. However, all factory workers managed to evacuate safely.鈥�
