Cotton mill gutted
A devastating fire gutted a cotton mill in Jumjumpur area at Jessore municipal town in Sadar upazila early yesterday.
Mill officials said that the fire originated from an electric short circuit and soon engulfed the mill.
On information, fire fighters from Sadar fire station rushed to the spot and doused the flame with the help of local people after four hours of frantic efforts.
Affected mill owner Bazlur Rahman claimed that valuables worth Tk 5 core were gutted in the blaze.
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