Fire at Shoarighat shoe factory doused

A fire that broke out at a shoe factory in the capital's Shoarighat area has been doused after two and a half hours of frantic efforts.

On information, six firefighting units rushed to the spot and put out the blaze around 12noon, Duty Officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence Russell Shikder told The Daily Star around noon.

No casualties were reported in the fire, the duty officer said. However, the reason behind the fire could not be known immediately.