Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- A fire has ravaged several shops housing 'Jhut', or textile waste, and raw material warehouses in Gazipur's Tongi.

The incident occurred in the Mill Gate area around 5:00 am on Friday, according to Tongi Fire Service Station's Senior Officer Shahin Alam.

Seven firefighting units battled the flames for around two hours before taking control of the situation, he said.

No casualties were reported in the incident.

"Some Jhut warehouses, paint storages, raw material warehouses and grocery stores were located at the site where the fire broke out," Shahin said.

Upon being notified, three firefighting units were dispatched to the scene and began efforts to douse the fire, reports bdnews24.com.

"Four more units from the Utt...