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Firefighters bring a blaze under control in a warehouse of a tissue manufacturing factory at Sonargaon in Narayanganj on Monday. | Focus Bangla photo

A fire broke out in the warehouse of a tissue manufacturing factory in Meghnaghat area of Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj early Monday.

Later the fire was brought under control after nearly four hours of frantic efforts, according to the fire service and civil defence.


Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector at the FSCD headquarters said that the blaze was brought under control at about 9:00am.

Locals said that the fire erupted in the go-down of Fresh Tissue Paper at about 5:10am.

Upon receiving the information, 19 firefighting units from various stations rushed to the scene, Anwarul said.

He added that the cause of the fire was yet to be known.