20190329 Nine shops burnt down in Gopalganj market fire
Bangladesh Mar 29 2019
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Nine shops burnt down in Gopalganj market fire
Updated: 2019-03-30
A fire has gutted nine shops at a marketplace in Gopalganj’s Maksudpur.
The incident occurred around 5:30pm on Friday in the Upazila’s Bartikamari Bazar.
Three units of the fire service tamed the flames after an hour’s efforts.
The fire was sparked by an electrical short-circuit in a clothing store before spreading to nearby shops, said Md Rajib Hossain, station officer of Maksudpur’s fire service.
“A unit from Maksudpur fire service and two from Faridpur’s Bhanga fire service rushed to the scene and doused the flames. But by then, nine shops were burnt down.”
Initial estimates by the fire service put losses at Tk 5 million.
Web source:The Nation
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