Seven shops gutted in Ctg fire

Valuables of seven shops were gutted in two separate fire incidents in Chittagong yesterday morning.

Fire gutted valuables worth Tk 4 lakh of five shops at Station Road Kamal Bazar in Patiya upazila.

Fire originated from electric short-circuit at a shop around 5:40am, soon spread to four adjacent shops, said Fire Service officials.

Fire-fighters extinguished the fire after two hours.

Meanwhile, in Agrabad Excess Road, fire originated in the same way around 5:55am and gutted valuables worth Tk 50,000 of two shops.

Fire-fighters doused the blaze after thirty minutes.