A fire broke out in a plastic factory situated in the Devidwarghat area of Chawkbazar, Dhaka on Monday (15 August).
10 units are working to douse the fire, said Fire Service Media Officer Shahjahan Shikder.
The Fire Service was called at 12pm, and the first unit reached the spot at 12:09pm, he added
At first 6 units were sent to bring the fire under control, later the number of units was increased.
"We are working to douse the fire. No casualty has been reported yet," the Fire Service official further said.
Locals said that a cylinder exploded in the hotel on the ground floor of the building the factory is situated in; the polythene factory caught fire from there.
As of 2:15pm, the fire wasn't still under control.
