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Gazipur factory fire kills 10


Published : 15 Dec 2019 08:31 PM | Updated : 06 Sep 2020 09:35 AM

At least ten people died in a tragic fire incident at a Gazipur factory on Sunday evening. Local sources said the fire broke out at Luxury electric fan manufacturing factory in Harinal area of Bariya Union under Gazipur Sadar Upazila around 5:30pm. Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters sources confirmed ten deaths. But they could not immediately inform the actual reason of the fire.

Detailed identities of the victims could not be known immediately. Local sources suspected that the fire might have originated from electric short circuit inside the factory. Fire first broke out at the third floor of the factory and then spread to other areas of the factory. Four units of Fire Service and Civil Defense rushed to the spot immediately after getting information of the fire.

They doused the fire after fighting against the flames for two hours. Following this, they conducted the rescue operations. Injured were first rushed to the local hospital. As the condition of some victims was critical, they were later shifted to the burn unit of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Fire service officials said after getting the fire report, they will be able to disclose the details causalities of the incident. Death tolls might increase, hospital sources hinted Bangladesh Post. Md Zakaria Khan, Gazipur Station Officer said senior officials have already instructed to form a probe committee to investigate the incident.