Tk 30 lakh cotton damaged in Laxmipur fire

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UNB, Laxmipur:
A cotton warehouse caught fire burning down cotton worth at least Tk30 lakh in Ramganj upazila headquarters on Monday. Local fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at the cotton warehouse owned by Kartic Debnath near Jabed Cinema Hall of the upazila town at noon and soon engulfed the whole storehouse.On information, fire fighting units rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after two hours of frantic efforts.Kartic claimed there had been stored Tk30 lakh cotton that was completely damaged by the blaze.

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