Fire breaks out in Sitakunda cotton warehouse

A fire broke out at cotton warehouse in front of a Container Depot at Chhoto Kumira in Sitakunda on Saturday morning.

Station officer of Chattogram Fire Service Shafiqul Islam said on information five units of fire fighters from Sitakunda and Kumira fire stations rushed to the spot around 10.25 am. 

The blaze is almost under control, said Md Abdul Malek, assistant director of fire service, Chattogram.

The cause of the fire and the extent of damage could not be ascertained immediately.