Fire at Gazipur scrap warehouse brought under control

A fire broke out at a scrap warehouse in Deuliabari area of Konabari in Gazipur city on Monday evening.

Four firefighting units brought the blaze under control after nearly two hours of efforts. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage could not be determined immediately.

The fire broke out around 5:45pm at the warehouse under Konabari Police Station, prompting two units from Konabari Fire Service Station to rush to the scene.

As the fire intensified, two more units from Sarabo and Kashimpur fire service stations joined the operation.

The four units brought the fire under control around 7:40pm.

Mohammad Saidul Alam Chowdhury, deputy assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service and Civil Defence, said firefighters were working to extinguish the fire completely.

He said the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage were yet to be determined.