Shops gutted in Pirojpur
At least eight shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Poitkhali bazaar in Bhandaria upazila early yesterday. Fire service sources said that the fire originated from a laundry shop and soon engulfed the adjacent shops and a personal office of local UP chairman at 2am. On information, fire fighters from the upazila headquarters rushed to the spot and doused the flame after more than two hours of frantic efforts with the help of local people. The affected shop owners claimed that the extent of loss from the fire could go up to Tk 10 lakh.
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