Fire breaks out at Essential Drug International in Tongi

A fire broke out at Essential Drug International in the Cherag Ali area of Tongi, Gazipur, on Wednesday morning.

The fire originated around 10:14am, and the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) received information about it at 10:15am, said Talha bin Zashim, station officer of the FSCD headquarters media cell.

Nineteen firefighting units are working to bring the blaze under control.

Two people suffered burn injuries in the fire and were admitted to Tongi’s Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital, said Shaheen Alam, senior station officer of Tongi Fire Service.

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