The fire that broke out at the warehouse of S Alam Refined Sugar Industries in Chittagong on Monday, could not be fully doused even after 22 hours.
Till the filing of this report at 2pm on Tuesday, firefighters from nine units are still trying to douse the blaze.
Chittagong Fire Service Assistant Director Md Abdul Malek said the sugar inside the factory was still burning and it would take more time to douse it.
“The fire was brought under control around 10:30pm on Monday night, and hence it did not spread anywhere else. We are trying to put out the fire completely,” he added.
The fire broke out at S Alam Sugar Mill in Icha Nagar area of Karnaphuli upazila around 4pm on Monday.
It fire was brought under control about six and a half hours at around 10:30pm.
A seven-member investigation committee was formed on Monday night headed by the Additional District Magistrate to investigate the fire incident, Karnaphuli Upazila Nirbahi Officer Masuma Jannat confirmed the matter.
A total of 100 members of Bangladesh Army, two 12-member teams of Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force, Bangladesh Coast Guard, RAB, and police assisted in extinguishing the fire at S Alam Refined Sugar Industries.
The factory authorities claimed that 100,000 tons of unrefined sugar stored in their warehouse was destroyed in the fire. The total loss has been estimated at Tk1,400 crore.
