Shops, jute godown gutted in fire
Eleven shops and a jute godown were gutted in separate fire incidents in Chittagong and Pabna districts early yesterday while seven more shops were burnt to ashes in Chandpur the day before.
A fire at Kaliganj Bazaar in Anwara upazila of Chittagong gutted 11 shops early yesterday, reports our staff correspondent.
The fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop of the bazaar around 1:00am and soon engulfed the adjoining shops, said fire service sources.
On information, a firefighting unit from Patiya fire station rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after an hour of frantic efforts with help of local people.
The damages caused by the blaze would go up to Tk 4.5 lakh, said fire officials.
In Pabna, a jute godown was damaged in a fire at Ataikula Bazar in Sadar upazila early yesterday, reports our correspondent.
The fire originated from an electric short circuit at the godown at about 1:30am and gutted a large quantity of jute, said local fire service sources.
On information, a firefighting unit from the town rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze after two hours of frantic efforts.
Rashedul Hasan Liton, owner of the godown, claimed that there were 80 maunds of jute and losses caused by the fire would go up to Tk 10 lakh.
In Chadpur, seven shops were gutted at Pirojpur Bazar in Hajiganj upazila on Monday early morning.
Witnesses said, the fire started at a shop of Kalu Market at about 4:00am and soon engulfed the adjacent shops.
Ten people were injured while extinguishing the blaze. They were admitted to Hajiganj upazila health complex.
The affected owners claimed that losses caused by the fire could go up to Tk 30 lakh.
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