55 shops gutted in overnight fire in capital
The charred ruins of 55 shops and their stored goods, including clothes and footwear, at the capital's BNP Bazar yesterday. A fire originating around 2:30am ravaged through the market and burnt down the shops, most of which were made of wood and bamboos. Photo: STAR
A fire burnt down 55 shops and left 25 others partially damaged at a market in the capital's West Agargaon early yesterday. Fire service sources said the fire at BNP Bazar originated from a small tea stall around 2:15am. It was finally doused after two hours' frantic effort. The market had shops of readymade garments, footwear, cosmetics, electronics and cloths, said Joint Secretary of the market shop owners' committee Abdullah Al Mamun. "As the fire broke out at midnight, shop owners could not relocate their goods. The fire also spread too fast," he told The Daily Star. The market authorities will form a probe body to find if the incident was subversive. A shop owner, whose one shop was completely gutted and another one half damaged, said he had stored a good amount of goods ahead of Eid. All were burnt to ashes, he said. Like him, many of the shop owners had had their goods stored in the shops, which were damaged in the fire.
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