Shawdesh desk:

A devastating fire incident has happened in a foam storage at Kadirganj Darikharbona area in the city on Tuesday creatingpanic among the surrounding people.

Being informed, eight fire fighting units from the Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD) rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control after an over an hour struggle.

FSCD Deputy Director Didarul Islam told journalists that the fire originated in the foam storage from the adjacent welding factory around 10.30 am.

He said the fire spread throughout the storage as it has adhesive and other chemical substances that sparked anger among the dwellers.

Islam, however, said the extent of losses caused by the fire couldn’t be ascertained immediately.