Fire Service and Civil Defence rescuers recovered bodies of five workers as a plastic factory caught fire at Habir Mor area of Santahar municipality area under Adamdighi upazila in Bogura on Tuesday.
Naogaon fire service deputy assistant director AKM Murshed confirmed the deaths and said that the factory namely BIRS caught fire at about 11:00am.
Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, he said.
He said that seven fire fighting units brought the fire under control after two hours’ efforts.
Locals said that the workers began their works in the morning and at about 11:00am they noticed fire in one corner of the factory and most of them came out and began crying.
Within a few minutes, they said, fire service workers rushed to the spot and began to control the fire.
The plastic factory used to produce one-time plates.
