100 shops, plyboard factory gutted

Over 100 shops and a plyboard factory were gutted in separate incidents of fire in Narayanganj and Munshiganj respectively yesterday.

In Narayanganj, a fire broke out at Gausia kitchen market in Rupganj upazila, gutting over a hundred shops.

Saleh Uddin, deputy director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, said, "The fire started around 3:15am. Ten fire engines brought the blaze under control by 5:45am."

Petroleum and plastic hardware products fueled the flames, he added.

However, no casualty was reported in the incident.

Meanwhile, in Munshiganj, a fire erupted at a plyboard factory in Gazaria upazila.

According to witnesses, the fire started at 1:00pm. Fire service officials deployed twelve fire engines, but the blaze persisted till night, said Rifat Mallik, station officer of Gazaria fire service.

Fire fighters were not able to douse the fire till 1:00am today, he said.

Hiran Miah, 32, a worker of the factory, sustained burn injuries and was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.