Six firefighting units and garment workers helped contain the blaze.
TBS Report
17 October, 2026, 05:35 pm
Last modified: 17 October, 2026, 05:43 pm
A fire at a factory of Ibn Sina Pharmaceuticals Industry PLC in Shafipur, Kaliakoir, Gazipur, was brought under control this evening (17 October) with the help of six Fire and Civil Service units.
The facility houses the company's natural medicine manufacturing plant and a finished goods warehouse, Company Secretary Kabir Hossain told The Business Standard.
"We learned of the fire at the factory after 4pm. According to the latest information, the fire is now under control. In addition to the Fire Service personnel, workers from a neighbouring garment factory also helped bring the fire under control," he said.
The extent of the damage caused by the fire has not yet been determined, he added.
Kabir Hossain said a team from the company's head office would visit the site tomorrow to assess the damage. The financial losses will be determined after the inspection.
Details about whether the incident affected the factory's production operations were not immediately available.