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Forty shops gutted

31 October 2009, 17:00 PM

NATIONAL

A Correspondent, Madaripur

At least 40 shops were gutted in a fire at Kalagachhia Bazar under Kendua union of Madaripur Sadar upazila early Thursday. Locals said, the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a cosmetics shop. The damaged shops include cosmetics, jewellery, drug store, digital studio, computer shop, grocery, sweetmeat shop, cloth store and library. Fire fighters and locals brought the fire under control after a struggle of about four hours. The shop owners and police estimated damage of property at Tk one crore.