A devastating fire has burnt 12 residential and business units at Tulapatty area in Jhalakathi district town damaging properties worth Tk1 crore.
Sohel Hossain, one of the affected businessmen, said they at first saw smoke and flame from the Talkdar Bedding Store on early Sunday and it rapidly engulfed the adjacent areas.
Properties worth Tk. 1 core has been damaged in the incident, he said.
Abdul Aziz, station officer Jhalakathi Fire Service and Civil Defense, said primarily it was assumed that the fire instigated from electric short circuit at a bedding store about 12:30am.
Fire Service units from Jhalakathi and Barisal stations rushed to the spot and controlled the flame about 3am, he added.
Shakhawat Hossain, deputy commissioner, Majid Ali, district police superintendent, Ahjal Hossain, municipal Mayor, Israt Jahan Sonali, Sadar upazila vice chairman, Shilmoni Chakma, Sadar police station officer-in-charge of Jhalakathi, visited the spot.
They assured the affected people of getting help from the government.
