Smoke billows from an electronic goods manufacturing factory in Narayanganj on Sunday, January 3, 2021 Dhaka TribuneThe fire started around 10:30am on SundayA devastating fire that ripped through a factory manufacturing electronic goods in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj, has been brought under control more than three hours after it broke out. The fire started in the two-storey factory of Konka Electronics Limited located beside Dhaka-Chittagong highway in the Sadipur Tipurdi area around 10:30am on Sunday. The Fire Service official said there were flammable substances in the factory for which the fire spread around rapidly. A factory worker said they were working on the ground floor before the fire broke out. "When the flames started erupting with a loud bang on the first floor, we left the place immediately," he added.
Source: Dhaka Tribune January 03, 2021 06:37 UTC