Sirajganj: Around 400 bales of jute were gutted in the fire that broke out at National Jute Mill at Raipur in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.

The fire was ignited at the loom section of the mill around 6:30am and spread soon, said Abdul Hamid, deputy director of Sirajganj Fire Service, reports the UNB.

On information, five firefighting units went to the spot and extinguished the blaze after four hours of frantic effort.

However, the reason behind the incident could not be known immediately.