Fire guts 22 shops in Rangamati


FE Team | Published: September 26, 2018 11:09:24 | Updated: September 27, 2018 10:18:27


Fire guts 22 shops in Rangamati

At least 22 shops were gutted as a fire broke out at a local market in Kaukhali area of Rangamati sadar upazila early Wednesday.

The fire broke out around 3:00am at a shop of Azam Market and soon spread to the adjacent stores, said Didarul Alam, assistant director Rangamati Fire Service and Civil Defence office.

On information, a firefighting unit rushed in and brought the situation under control.

The burnt shop owners claimed that estimated loss caused by the fire could go up to Tk 30 million (Tk 3 crore), according to a UNB report.

However, the cause of the fire could not be known immediately.

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