A chemical warehouse was gutted in a fire at Benapole port in Jessore district on Tuesday.
Witnesses said the fire originated at Shed-35 of the port around 9:00am.
On information, fire-fighters rushed in and brought the fire under control after frantic efforts of one hour, reports UNB.
The warehouse in-charge Monir Hossain said they noticed the fire soon after opening it and informed the port director and the fire service of it.
Initially, Ansar men tried to control the blaze using fire extinguishers and later fire-fighters put the fire, he said.
Meanwhile, the port authorities formed a seven-member committee to probe the fire.
The investigation committee formed with deputy director Abdul Jalil as its head was asked to submit its report within 15 days.
Port director Pradosh Kanti Das said huge goods were gutted by the fire. “Things will be clear after getting the probe committee report,” he said.