At least ten people were burnt to death and 15 others sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a fan factory in Gazipur sadar upazila on Sunday evening.
The incident took place at Luxury fan factory at Keshorita area in Baria Union of the district.
On information, two units of Joydebpur fire service rushed to the spot around 5:45pm, said Md Mamunur Rashid, Deputy Assistant Director of Gazipur fire service.
Following one and half hours relentless effort, the fire-fighters brought the blaze under control around 7.15pm and recovered the charred bodies of the workers from the factory, he added.
The origin of the fire is yet to be known. The injured are being given treatment at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital in Gazipur.