Thirty shanties were gutted as a fire broke out at Titipara Methor Potti of Kamalapur area in the capital early Saturday.
Rasel Shikder, duty officer of Fire Service Civil Defense Headquarters, said that the fire broke out around 1:56am.
On information, 13 fire fightning units rushed to the spot and doused the fire around 2:45am, UNB reports.
No casualty was reported and the reason behind the fire could not be known, he added.