Fire Erupts at Essential Drug International Factory in Tongi

A fire broke out at Essential Drug International in the Cherag Ali area of Tongi, Gazipur, on Wednesday morning.

The blaze started at around 10:14am, and the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) received the report a minute later, at 10:15am, said Talha bin Zashim, station officer of the FSCD headquarters media cell. Eleven firefighting units are working to bring the fire under control.

Two people sustained burn injuries in the incident and were taken to Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital in Tongi for treatment, said Shaheen Alam, senior station officer of the Tongi Fire Service.