Sylhet Bureau :
Twenty shops were destroyed in a fire that broke out at Zakigonj bazar in Zakigonj upazila of Sylhet on Friday.
Quoting locals, officer-in-charge of Zakigonj Police Station, said the fire broke out at a mattress shop around 1am from an electric short-circuit and engulfed the adjoining shops.
On information, two firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire after two and a half hours of frantic efforts, said the OC.
Affected shop owners claimed that the estimated loss caused by the fire was around Tk 2 million (2 crore).
Twenty shops were destroyed in a fire that broke out at Zakigonj bazar in Zakigonj upazila of Sylhet on Friday.
Quoting locals, officer-in-charge of Zakigonj Police Station, said the fire broke out at a mattress shop around 1am from an electric short-circuit and engulfed the adjoining shops.
On information, two firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire after two and a half hours of frantic efforts, said the OC.
Affected shop owners claimed that the estimated loss caused by the fire was around Tk 2 million (2 crore).
