20 injured in fire at RMG factory

Gazipur correspondent :

A massive fire broke out on the ground floor of Tung  Hi Knit and Sweater factory at Zirani in Gazipur  yesterday morning , injuring  at least 20 people including fire fighters .

Garment workers said the fire broke out on the ground floor of the seven – storey  building around 7:30 am and raged through the first and second floors when a few workers were working there .

Dyeing division , chemical and yarn warehouses are located on the ground floor of the building , they added .

On information 10 fire fighting units form Gazipur Sadar , Tongi , Savar EPZ and Mirpur rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control with the help of workers after four –and –half –hours long hectic efforts .The wondered include fire fighters Akhtaruzzaman ,Ratan Kumer Sarker , Nurul Islam and Payel  Hossain and Garment workers Badshah Miah , Atikul Islam , Sohel Miah , Md Mostafa , Kamal Hossain , Saiful Islam and Aslam .

They were admitted to local hospitals and clinics .

People who live in the houses adjacent to the factory were seen leaving thire houses due to hugesmoke emitting from the burning factory .

Abdur Rashid , Deputy Director of fire service and civil defence of Dhaka division , said the fire might have originated from a room beside the warehouse of the garments factory.