At least five workers sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out at an insecticide factory in Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka this evening.

The fire originated from an electric short circuit at Aronno Crop Care Ltd around 5:00pm and soon engulfed the whole factory, reports our Savar correspondent quoting Abdul Hamid, senior station officer of DEPZ fire service department.

At least five workers sustain burn injuries as a fire broke out at an insecticide factory in Ashulia. The photo was taken on June 8, 2016. Photo: Star

On information, three fire fighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire after an hour's effort, he added.

The injured were taken to a local clinic and the loss was estimated about Tk 50 lakh, said factory sources.