At least five people have been reported dead after a fire broke out at a plastics factory owned by Santahar Municipality Mayor Tofazzal Hossain in Bogura.
The fire broke out around 11:30 am on Tuesday in the BIRS Factory in the Santahar area of Amdighi Upazila, said Jalal Uddin, chief of Amdighi Police Station, reports bdnews24.com.
Ten units from the Bogura and Naogaon Fire Service were dispatched to the scene and managed to get the blaze under control around 1:45 pm after nearly three hours of effort.
AKM Morshed Alam, deputy assistant director of the Naogaon Fire Service, said firefighters had recovered five bodies from the burnt down building so far.
Locals say the fire sparked suddenly and spread quickly.
Tofazzal Hossain told bdnews24.com: “The damage from the fire is about Tk 250-280 million, including about Tk 200 million in machinery.”