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22 shops, 12 houses gutted
At least 22 shops and 12 semi-pucca houses were gutted in a fire at Rail Line Crossing in South Halishahar under Halishahar Police Station in the port city early yesterday.
Fire Service and Civil Defence sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit from a semi-pucca house and immediately engulfed 22 adjacent shops and 11 semi-pucca houses.
On information, two units of fire brigade from EPZ Fire Station and Dock Fire Station rushed to the spot and managed to extinguish the fire after a one-hour effort.
Sources said the extent of damage is around Tk 8 lakh.
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