Nine shops have been completely gutted in a fire that broke out at Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj district.
The fire originated in Bot Tola area near Makhalnagar College around 5:00 am, Thursday.
On information, two units five service rushed to the spot and doused the blaze within an hour, said Sirajdikhan Fire Service and Civil Defence station leader Masud Rana.
In the meantime, nine shops were completely burnt, however, no casualties were reported.
The fire service official assumed that the fire might have originated from an electric short circuit.
The cost of the fire is estimated Tk 5 lakh, he added.
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