50 shops gutted in N'ganj market fire
Smoke billows from shops at Fatullah Bazar in sadar upazila of Narayanganj yesterday afternoon. At least 50 shops inside five tin-shed markets were reduced to ashes in a fire. Photo: Focus Bangla
At least 50 shops inside five tin-shed markets were reduced to ashes in a devastating fire which broke out at Fatullah Bazar in sadar upazila here yesterday afternoon. There was no report of casualty. Ahsanul Kabir, deputy director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the fire might have originated from an electrical short circuit in one of the shops around 2:30pm. On information, five units of fire brigades from Mondalpara and Hajiganj rushed to the spot and doused the flames in half an hour. Two shop owners, Royel Choudhury and Jamal Choudhury, said the goods inside could not be saved as the shops were locked due to the Eid holidays. Traffic on Dhaka-Narayanganj road was disrupted for an hour following the fire.
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