BSS-55 Fire originates at EC building from short-circuit: probe body

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Fire originates at EC building from short-circuit: probe body

DHAKA, Sept 12, 2019 (BSS) – The fire at the Election Commission (EC) building originated from an electric short-circuit and damaged valuables worth about Taka 3.77 crore, according to probe body.

Additional secretary of EC secretariat and head of the probe body Md Mokhlesur Rahman told newsmen at the Nirbachan Bhaban at Agargaon here.

On Sunday night, a fire broke out at the Election Commission building. On the next day, the EC formed a six-member committee to probe into the fire incident.

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