162 shops burn down in Nilphamari market fire
At least 162 shops were gutted in a fire, which broke out at Nandabazar Market in Syedpur upazila of Nilphamari on Tuesday morning.
Sources at Sadar fire service station said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop at about 8:30am and soon engulfed 161 other adjoining shops.
Six units of fire service from Sadar, Syedpur, Domar, Shahidpur, Badarganj and Parbatipur upazilas rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control at about 10:00am.
The loss caused by the fire was estimated at about Tk10 crore, said Sadar Fire Service Station manager Farhad Hossain.
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