News Desk :The S Alam Refined Sugar Industries Limited is set to reopen its mill in Chattogram five days after a fire destroyed raw sugar at a warehouse, triggering fears of a price rise during Ramadan and environmental impact on the Karnaphuli river. Sugar refining at the factory will resume on Saturday, Mohammad Hossain, the general manager (human resources) at the group, told bdnews24.com on Friday, reports bdnews24.comThe blaze erupted at S Alam Group crude sugar warehouse around 4pm on Monday. Fifteen firefighting units managed to take control of the situation later that night, preventing the blaze from reaching the main factory and adjacent warehouses. Located beside the 11 MW S Alam Power Plant, the sugar mill operates using electricity generated by the plant. Company officials said that 400,000 tonnes of raw sugar was stored across four warehouses at the mill, intended for refinement and subsequent sale during Ramadan.

Source: bd News24 March 09, 2024 04:46 UTC