25 shops, five houses gutted in Barisal
Around 25 commercial establishments and five residential buildings were gutted in a devastating fire at Peyadarhat Bazar at Muladi upazila in Barisal yesterday.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammad Badrul Huq told The Daily Star that the fire was caused by a short circuit at around 1:15pm when most of the people were in the mosques for Juma prayers.
As there was no fire service station at Muladi, the flame rapidly spread in the Bazar and surrounding areas.
Fire fighters from Barisal city and local people brought the fire under control.
The local administration said properties worth around Tk 85 lakh have been damaged.
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