1 dead, 30 sustain injuries in Keraniganj factory fire

Staff Reporter Published: 11 December 2019, 06:23 PM | Updated: 11 December 2019, 08:53 PM
1 dead, 30 sustain injuries in Keraniganj factory fire

A plastic factory in Dhaka's Keraniganj has caught a massive fire that left one dead and 30 people injured. 

The fire broke out at Chunkuthia Prime Plastic Factory around 4:35pm on Wednesday.

As many as 30 people are undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after they suffered burn injuries in the blaze, the hospital Police Outpost in-charge insector Bachchu Mia told Jago News. 

Causes of the fire could not be known but it was assumed that it might have been originated from gas cylinder expulsion.