Noakhali
Correspondent:
Nine shops were
gutted in a fire at Sonaimuri in Noakhali. The affected businessmen claim that
there has been a loss of about half a million taka.
The fire incident
occurred at Pitambapur market of Deoti union of the upazila around 2:15 am on
Sunday. On receiving the information, a unit of Sonaimuri Fire Service tried to
control the fire for two hours.
According to
local sources, there are about 200-250 shops in Pitambarpur market. On Sunday
night, the traders closed their shops and went home. Around 2 o'clock in the
night, people around saw a fire burning in a shop in the market. Meanwhile, the
fire spread. In this, 9 shops including two pharmacies, a tea shop, a
confectionery shop, a grocery shop, a fertilizer shop, and a salon shop were
burnt to ashes.
Sonaimuri Fire Service Station Officer Md. Rakibul Islam said that the fire is believed to have started from an electrical short circuit in a shop in the market. It was possible to bring the fire under control after trying for two hours. About 5 lakhs of taka have been damaged in this fire.
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