Fire at Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Factory in Gazipur, 7 Fire Service Units Dispatched
GAZIPUR, Bangladesh — A fire broke out at a pharmaceutical factory operated by The Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Industry Ltd. in Safipur, Kaliakair upazila, Gazipur, on Saturday afternoon, prompting a response from multiple fire service units.
The fire started in the factory’s herbal section at around 4:30 p.m., according to factory officials and fire service sources.
Mohammad Talha bin Jasim, an official at the central media cell of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, said three fire service units were working to bring the blaze under control, while four more units were on their way to the scene.
A factory worker, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said workers evacuated the facility immediately after the fire broke out. Employees were also trying to contain the blaze using the factory’s own firefighting equipment, the worker said.
The cause of the fire and any casualties had not been confirmed at the time of reporting.
The incident comes days after a fire broke out at a pharmaceutical factory operated by Drug International in the Cherag Ali area of Tongi, Gazipur, on Wednesday.
