Chattogram Bureau :
A fire has burnt down more than 100 shanties at a slum near the new Fishery Ghat in Chattogram.
The blaze broke out in Chaktai’s Bhera Market slum around 9am on Thursday, said Jasim Uddin, Assistant Director of the Fire Service. No casualties have been reported so far while the source of the fire also remains to be determined.
The district administration has formed a five-member probe committee to look into the incident, said Additional District Commissioner Md Kamal Hossain.
The committee has been given three working days to report back to the authority. This is the second reported incident in Bhera Market this year after eight people were killed in another fire on February 16 .
The committee headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Kamal Hossain has been asked to submit its report within three working days. A total of 14 fire fighting units extinguished the blaze after three hours.
A fire has burnt down more than 100 shanties at a slum near the new Fishery Ghat in Chattogram.
The blaze broke out in Chaktai’s Bhera Market slum around 9am on Thursday, said Jasim Uddin, Assistant Director of the Fire Service. No casualties have been reported so far while the source of the fire also remains to be determined.
The district administration has formed a five-member probe committee to look into the incident, said Additional District Commissioner Md Kamal Hossain.
The committee has been given three working days to report back to the authority. This is the second reported incident in Bhera Market this year after eight people were killed in another fire on February 16 .
The committee headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Kamal Hossain has been asked to submit its report within three working days. A total of 14 fire fighting units extinguished the blaze after three hours.
