Fire at tissue warehouse in Narayanganj under control

The photo shows some firefighters were trying to douse the fire broke out in a tissue godown in Narayanganj's Meghnaghat area early Monday.

A fire that broke out in the warehouse of a tissue manufacturing factory in Meghnaghat, Sonargaon upazila, Narayanganj, was brought under control after nearly four hours of frantic efforts, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD).

Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector at the FSCD headquarters said that the blaze was brought under control around 9am.

Earlier, the fire erupted in the godown of Fresh Tissue Paper around 5:10 am.

Upon receiving the information, 19 firefighting units from various stations rushed to the scene, he said adding that the cause of the fire is yet to be known.