A fire that broke out at a blanket godown in Chattogram’s Kadamtali area on Monday has been brought under control.
Jasim Uddin, deputy assistant director of the Fire Service’s Chattogram Division, confirmed the development to TIMES of Bangladesh.
The blaze erupted around 1:30 pm on the fourth floor of the building. Eight firefighting units from the Agrabad and Nandan Kanan stations responded and managed to contain the fire after a two-and-a-half-hour operation.
No casualties have been reported so far.
Local residents said they noticed smoke billowing from the enclosed warehouse in the afternoon and immediately alerted authorities.
