Gazipur, Jan. 17 -- Seven garment scrap warehouses were gutted in a fire in Deulia area under Konabari Police Station in the city on Wednesday night.

The fire originated at a warehouse of Delwar Hossain around 8pm and it soon spread to nearby godowns, said Md Akhteruzzaman, assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service and Civil Defence.

On information, six fire-fighting units from Joydevpur, Kashimpur and Kaliakoir rushed in and doused the blaze around 11pm, he said.

The reason behind the fire could not be known immediately.

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