Gazipur, Nov. 19 -- A massive fire swept through a factory in Bagher Bazar area of Gazipur Sadar upazila on Wednesday, destroying valuables and damaging a nearby printing factory and a house.

The fire broke out at the Finix Coil factory around 12:55 pm and spread to the adjacent printing factory and house, said assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence, Kazi Nazmuzzaman.

Noticing smoke billowing from the factory, the workers tried to put the blaze under control but failed.

On information, nine firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control around 2:55 pm.

The cooling and dumping operations continued for several more hours.

The fire damaged almost everything inside the factory and spread to a nearb...