At least 15 shops were gutted in a fire at Bangabaria Bazar in Sadar upazila of the Natore district early Sunday.
Sources said the fire broke out from an electric short-circuit at a shop of the market around 1am and it quickly engulfed the other shops, reports UNB.
Akhtar Hamid Khan, senior station officer of Natore Fire Service, said on information a fire fighting team from the station rushed to the spot and put out the fire with the help of locals after about an hour.
Some 15 shops, mostly selling garment products, medicine and shoes, were burnt in the fire, he said, adding that the extent of damage in the incident could not be fixed immediately.