Shops, business houses gutted in 4 districts
Fire gutted several shops and business establishments in four districts on Saturday.
Six shops were gutted at Haiderganj bazaar in Raipur upazila of Laxmipur early Saturday.
Local people said, the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop at around 4am and soon engulfed the adjacent five other shops, reports UNB.
On information, fire service personnel from the district town rushed to the spot and doused the flames with the help of local people after one hour of frantic efforts.
Three people were also injured while trying to extinguish the flame.
The affected shops owners claimed that the extent of loss from the fire could go up to Tk 50 lakh.
In Faridpur, five business establishments were gutted in a fire at Kestapur bazaar in Sadarpur upazila early Saturday.
The cause of the fire could not be known immediately.
Two fire fighting units aided by local people doused the blaze after two hours of frantic efforts.
In Sirajganj, criminals out of enmity, set ablaze a poultry farm at Chala Shahbazpur village in Kamarkhand upazila on Thursday night, leaving about 1,800 poultry birds killed.
Farm owner Hasan Talukder claimed that the extent of loss from the fire could go up to Tk 3.50 lakh.
In Narayanganj, at least three warehouses were gutted in fire in Railway colony area of the city early Saturday.
Ahsanul Kabir, deputy director of Narayanganj fire service and civil defence said, at around 4:00am, the fire originated probably from a mosquito coil at one Dilip's house and soon engulfed four other houses including three carton warehouses.
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