A fire broke out at a garment manufacturing factory belonging to Priti Group in the Jamgra area of Ashulia. Two units from the DEPZD Fire Service rushed to the scene upon receiving news, but workers and factory authorities successfully brought the flames under control using their own resources before the firefighters arrived.
The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when thick smoke billowed from the upper floors of the multi-story Priti Group factory building, alerting local residents.
According to fire service officials and locals, around 3:30 PM, a fire erupted in the multi-story garment building in Jamgra. Heavy smoke prompted locals to notify the fire service.
Read next Nutritional deficiency in BrSTU hall meals; students turning away from diningBefore the two DEPZD Fire Service units arrived at the scene, factory workers and management managed to extinguish the fire independently. The fire service confirmed that no casualties occurred, and because the fire originated in a storage room, major structural damage was averted.
DEPZD Fire Service Senior Station Officer Pronab Chowdhury stated, "Upon receiving news of the fire at Priti Group, we proceeded to the scene with two fire units. However, the authorities had already contained the fire using internal measures before we reached the factory. No information regarding casualties or major damage was reported immediately. It is primarily suspected that the fire originated from an electrical short circuit."
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Reported by Omer Faruk, Savar (Dhaka) Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
