NARAYANGANJ: A fire broke out at a readymade garment factory at Bangladesh Small & Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial area in Fatullah in the district early Tuesday.

The cause of fire origination could not be known immediately.

On information, three fire fighting units of Narayanganj fire service rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control after two hours of frantic effort.  

Sources said, the fire originated around 1:45 at night at the godown in the ground floor of the five storied building and spread out to the whole floor.

The owner of the factory claimed that the fire damaged property worth of around Tk 50 lakhs.

Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defense Assistant Deputy Director Mamtaz Uddin confirmed the matter to banglanews.

BDST: 1334 HRS, MAR 18, 2014