Fire breaks out at Ibn Sina pharmaceutical factory

A fire broke out at Ibn Sina Pharmaceuticals in Shafipur, Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur, on Saturday (October 17), prompting six Fire Service units to respond.

The blaze originated in a store on the ground floor of the factory’s six-storey building at 4:22PM, Kaliakair Fire Service Station Officer Raihan confirmed.

Four units from Kaliakair and Konabari fire stations reached the scene after receiving the alert at 4:24PM. The first unit arrived at 4:34PM and began firefighting operations.

Two additional units from the Gazipur Chowrasta Fire Station were later dispatched to help bring the fire under control. The cause of the blaze and the extent of the damage were not immediately known.

The incident comes days after a fire broke out at Drug International Limited’s factory in Cherag Ali, Tongi, also in Gazipur. The company suspended all factory operations from Thursday until further notice.

-AH