Munshiganj Paper Mills fire doused

A fire that broke out at a paper mill in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj this morning has been doused after four hours of frantic efforts.

The fire broke out around 11:00am at Afil Paper Mills, a sister concern of Akij Group, our Munshiganj correspondent reports quoting Hedayetul Islam Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge of Gazaria Police Station.

On information, six firefighting units rushed to the spot and doused the fire after four hours of frantic effort, the OC said.

Reason behind the fire could not be known immediately.

No casualties were reported so far.