50 shops, houses gutted at Gazipur fire
Some fifty shops and several other houses were gutted in a fire that originated from a gas pipeline in a market at Sreepur upazila of Gazipur this evening.
The fire broke out around 6:45pm at the pipeline during the repairing work at Gargaria Masterbari bazaar area on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, reports our Gazipur correspondent.
Witnesses said the fire originated as the gas pipeline was hit by construction workers who were digging the highway to expand the width of the road.
Later the fire engulfed the bazaar area and burn at least 50 shops, a masque and houses.
On information, fire service and civil defence rushed to the spot and doused the fire, Tosharaf Hossain, a fire service station officer told The Daily Star.
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