Man killed in Chattogram fire

A temple employee died of suffocation after a fire broke out at Askar Dighir Par in Chattogram city on Thursday night, reports UNB.

The deceased Arun Chakrawarty, 60, was the accountant of Sree Sree Loknath Temple located in the area.

The fire broke out at a tin-shed house in the area around 8:00pm and it soon engulfed the adjacent temple, nine houses and some shops, said Kamal Uddin, assistant director at fire service and civil defence, Chattogram.

On information, three fire fighting units went to the spot and extinguished the blaze, he added.

The firefighters rescued Arun, who suffered suffocation during the fire, at the temple and took him to Chittagong Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 10:00pm.

A three-member committee was formed to investigate the matter.