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28 shops gutted in Barguna

8 May 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Barisal

Fire gutted 28 shops and injured five people, including a firefighter, at Patharghata Pourasava market under Barguna district on Thursday. Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop at around 5:30 am and soon engulfed the shops. Fire fighters from Mathbharia under Pirojpur district rushed to the spot as there is no fire service station at Patharghata. They extinguished the blaze after three and a half hours with the help of local people.