A fire broke out at a cotton warehouse of NR Textile Mill in Porabari area of Gazipur district on Saturday morning.
Locals and workers said the fire broke out at 6:30am just after they had arrived there, reports UNB.
Mamunur Rashid, deputy assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service, said two fire-fighting units rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control after two hours of frantic efforts.
The fire might have originated from an electric short-circuit, he added.