Fire guts shops, houses
At least 15 shops and three dwelling houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Badura Bazar in Galachipa upazila on Monday.
On information, three firefighting units from Patuakhali and Barguna’s Amtali upazila went to the spot and brought the blaze under control after three hours of frantic efforts.
Station Officer at Patuakhali Fire Station Mohammad Feroz Ahmed said the fire might have originated from a battery-run auto-rickshaw garage.
Shop owners said the fire broke out around 2:00pm and soon engulfed the adjacent shops.
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