Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Firefighters have battled for 50 minutes to control the fire that broke out in a shoe factory in Old Dhaka's Bangshal.

The Fire Service and Civil Defence said a factory located on the third floor of a seven-storey building in Agamasi Lane caught on fire around 10:45pm on Monday.

Fire Service spokesperson Talha Bin Zasim said the fire was under control around 11:35pm.

The cause of the fire could not be immediately confirmed, and no casualties were reported.

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