A massive fire that broke out at Baburhat-Shekherchar market, widely known as a wholesale market of clothes, in Narsingdi Sadar upazila, Narsingdi, was doused after nearly 7 and a half hours on Monday morning.
The fire was doused at around 6:10am, said Ershad Hossain, duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Locals said the blaze erupted from an electric short-circuit in one of the lanes of the wholesale market around 11pm and soon spread to other lanes.
Tanha bin Zaman, station officer (media cell) of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters in Dhaka, said one firefighting unit first rushed to the spot around 11:25pm.
Later, ten more units from several stations joined the operation to bring the fire under control.
Locals also joined firefighters to tame the flames.
No casualties were reported, said the duty officer, adding that the extent of damages and the cause of the fire are yet to be ascertained.
