Three jhut warehouses gutted in Gazipur fires

Three warehouses storing garment scraps were gutted in two separate fires in Konabari, Gazipur, causing estimated losses of around Tk 5 million, according to the Fire Service.

The first fire broke out in the morning at warehouses owned by Russell Mia and Enamul Haque near the Government Bari Jame Mosque in the Ambag Baghia area under Konabari Police Station.

Two units from Konabari Modern Fire Service rushed to the scene and brought the blaze under control after nearly two hours of effort.

The Fire Service suspects that an electrical short circuit may have caused the fire. Goods worth around Tk 3 million were reportedly destroyed.

Another fire broke out at night at a jhut warehouse owned by Roni Mia near the Ambag Dis Pond area in Konabari. Two Fire Service units brought the blaze under control after about an hour. The estimated damage in this incident was around Tk 2 million.

Mohammad Saiful Islam, warehouse inspector at Konabari Modern Fire Service, said two separate fires occurred in the Ambag Baghia area of Konabari. Preliminary estimates put the total damage to the three warehouses at around Tk 5 million.