CHITTAGONG:  Goods worth several lakhs of taka were gutted in a devastating fire at a towel factory in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) in the port city early Thursday.

The fire originated from an electric short circuit around 3:30am and later two fire fighting units of EPZ fire station brought the flame under control after an hour frantic efforts.

In the meantime, goods worth several lakhs of taka were gutted by the fire at Siraj Towel Factory said fire service officers.
Fire Service and Civil Defence Chittagong Division office deputy director Jasim Uddin confirmed the matter to banglanews.

BDST: 0930 HRS, SEP 18, 2014