100 shanties gutted in slum fire

Around one hundred shanties were destroyed in a fire at a slum in Paschim Madarbari in the city early Monday.

Assistant director Azizul Islam of Agrabad Fire Service said that the fire broke out at 5:00am.

On information, four firefighting units from Agrabad, Nandankanan, Chandanpura and Bandar fire service rushed to the spot.

“The fire was extinguished around 8:00am, after three hours of frantic efforts,” he said.

No casualty was reported.

The cause of the fire and the extent of damage could not be ascertained yet.