Chittagong Bureau :
Valuables worth Tk 20 lakh were gutted as fire broke out in eight shops at Patiya upazila of the district on Monday. However, no one was injured in the incident.
Fire brigade sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a semi-pucca shop at Murali Bazar of the upazila at around 5 am of the day.
A unit from Patiya fire station rushed to the spot and extinguished the flame. The extended loss of the incident was estimated worth Tk 20 lakh according to the shop owners.
