Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- A blaze at a garment factory in Gazipur has been brought under control after three and a half hours of firefighting, with crews still working to extinguish the remaining flames.

The fire broke out at Matrix Styles Limited factory near Fakir Market of Gazi Degir Chala around 2:45pm on Saturday, Gazipur Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director Saidul Alam Chowdhury said.

Nine units from the Fire Service and Civil Defence brought the fire under control around 6pm.

Three units from Gazipur Chowrasta Modern Fire Station arrived first. As the blaze intensified, one unit from Konabari, three from Gazipur and two from Rajendrapur joined them.

Firefighters are still working to snuff out the remaining flames.

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