A fire destroyed a mosque, several shops and warehouses in Sreepur, Gazipur, early Thursday.
The blaze broke out around 3:30am at the Sakhawat and Akhtar market complex in the No 2 C&B Bazar area of Channapara, within Sreepur municipality.
Four Fire Service units brought the fire under control after nearly two hours of efforts.
The fire gutted Rafiqul Islam’s sanitary goods shop, Falan Miah’s poultry shop, Shafiq’s textile scrap (jhut) and cotton warehouses, a scrap-metal shop and Baitul Jannat Jame Mosque.
Nurul Karim, station officer at Maona Fire Service, said they received information about the fire at 3:55am. Two units from the Maona Fire Service rushed to the scene and began efforts to extinguish the blaze.
As the fire spread rapidly, another unit from Sreepur Fire Station and a unit from Rajendrapur Modern Fire Station joined the operation.
The four units brought the fire under control at 5:48am, after nearly two hours of efforts.
No casualties have been reported.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage will be determined following an investigation, the fire service official said.