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.