<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">A massive fire that broke out in a house and later spread to a textile waste warehouse in Gazipur early Monday was brought under control, officials said.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The blaze started at a house in Gazipur's Sharifpur area around 3 am and spread to the adjacent warehouse of Unimax Textile Limited factory, said Abdullah Al Arefin, deputy assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On information, five fire-fighting units from Joydebpur and Tongi fire stations rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control around 5 am, he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A huge quantity of textile waste and chemicals of the factory were gutted in the devastating fire.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The exact cause of the fire could not be known immediately, he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">No casualties were reported, said the officer, adding that the extent of damages is yet to be ascertained. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>