5 shops gutted in Chattogram

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CHATTOGRAM, Sept 29, 2020 (BSS) – A total of five shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at Aminhat bazar in Banskhali sadar area of the district early today.

Farid Ahmed Chowdhury, assistant director of Agrabad Fire Service and Civil Defense, said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop in the area around 3.05 am and quickly engulfed the adjacent shops.

A firefighting unit from Banskhali upazila rushed to the spot and brought the flame under control around 5 am.

The fire might have damaged properties worth about Taka three lakh.