Nine shops gutted in Lakshmipur fire


FE Team | Published: October 11, 2017 10:44:25 | Updated: October 25, 2017 04:11:33


Google map showing Lakshmipur district

Nine shops were gutted in a fire at Hazirhat Bazar in Kamalnagar upazila of Lakshmipur on Tuesday midnight.

The fire originated from an electric short circuit at a cloth store around 12:00 am and it soon engulfed the adjoining eight other shops, said fire service sources.

Acting on a tip-off, two units of fire fighters, locals and police brought the fire under control after two hours of frantic efforts.

The affected owners claimed that the estimated loss caused by the fire is about Tk 100 million (10 crore), reports UNB.

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