School, shops gutted

A primary school and two shops were gutted in a fire at Sonapur Bazar under Sonaimuri upazila early yesterday. Police said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at Mizan Store, a stationery shop at the bazar at around 3:00am and soon engulfed the adjacent Sonapur Primary School and another shop. Locals with the help of fire fighters extinguished the blaze