The fire service could not control the fire of the super board factory owned by TK group in Ghazaria upazila of Munshiganj even after six hours. The fire incident took place in Jamaldi area of Hossaindi Union of the upazila around 1:30 pm on Sunday (24). 12 fire service units are working to control the fire.

Anisur Rahman, a firefighter on duty in the control room of the fire service, said at around 7:30 in the evening, the fire at the super board factory in Ghazaria has not yet been brought under control. 12 fire service units are working to control the fire.
Ghazaria Fire Service in-charge Rifat Mallik said, “We rushed to the spot after receiving the news of the fire.” First, two units of Ghazaria Fire Service Station started working to extinguish the fire. Later eight more units from Narayanganj and Dhaka joined the fire fighting. Due to the presence of combustible material inside, there is a problem in fire fighting.

According to eyewitnesses and local sources, workers were working in that factory since morning. Around 1:30 in the afternoon, a fire was seen burning in the factory. Factory workers and locals tried to douse the fire locally. However, they failed due to the intensity of the fire. Three trawlers loaded with jute sand were stationed in the river near the factory. At one stage, when the sparks of the factory fire fell on those trawlers through the air, the trawlers along with the goods got burnt. The fire service was later informed.