At least 52 houses, shops and godowns were gutted in several fire incidents in Gaibandha, Sylhet and Savar yesterday.
Our Gaibandha correspondent says ten shops were gutted in at Paka Matha Bazar in Sadullahpur upazila.
Witnesses said the fire had originated from an electric short-circuit at a shop of the bazar around 2:30am. The affected shop owners claimed that losses could go up to Tk70 lakh.
Our Sylhet correspondent said a fire burnt down 10 houses of a shelter project at Ashampara in Jaintapur upazila of the district.
Senior station officer of Sylhet Fire Service Jabed Hossain M Tareque said the fire originated from an electric short circuit around 9pm, adding that losses can exceed Tk10 lakh.
Our Savar correspondent said a fire burnt down 32 godowns of jhut (garment rags) at Jamgara beside GSM Apparels in Ashulia.
The godown owners claimed the loss caused by the fire could go up to Tk2 crore.