Over 100 shops gutted in Gazipur textile market fire
Over 100 shops were burned as a fire tore quickly through a Gazipur textile market on Sunday night, reports UNB.
The orange glow of the fire peeking through thick smoke could be seen from far away. Fortunately, no casualties were reported till filing of this report.
The blaze began around 9:45pm near Chandana intersection of Gazipur City Corporation inside Rahim Wholesale Textile Market, which was engulfed in flames as plumes of thick, black smoke rose.
"On information, six firefighting units of the fire service responded to the blaze. The market was ablaze when the responders arrived. They are yet to tame the flames," Abdullah Al Arefin, deputy assistant director of Gazipur fire service, said.
"The fire gutted a huge quantity of clothes, furniture and other goods. However, the reasons for the mishap and the exact extent of damage could not immediately be confirmed," he added.
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