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Pesticide factory at Savar catches fire
  • Staff Correspondent
  • 2022-11-12 00:07:30

A fire broke out at a pesticide factory inside Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation industrial area in Savar’s Dhamrai on early Saturday.

The fire broke out at the 3rd floor of the four-storey Bangladesh Agricultural Industry at about 4:45am and spread soon, said Mahfuz Ahmed, a fire service official.

On information, nine firefighting units rushed to the spot and had the fire under control at about 8:40am.

However, ten people were injured while trying to put out the fire, said Mahfuz, adding that a probe had been ordered to find out the cause behind the fire.

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