A furniture factory and its showroom in the Kathaltoli area of Naogaon caught fire on Friday noon.
According to the local fire service office, the fire at ‘Samrat Furniture’ occurred around 1:30pm.
Five firefighting units brought the blaze under control at about 3pm after an hour of efforts, said Md Shafiqul Islam, senior in-charge of Naogaon Fire Service.
The officer suspected that electric short-circuits might cause the fire. No casualty was reported.
Asked about the extent of damage caused by the fire, he said it is yet to be assessed.
However, the factory owner claimed that goods worth Tk 1 crore were gutted.
Source: United News of Bangladesh