TDS Desk:

A total of nine different kinds of shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in Sayed Ahmed Tek area of Khankhanabad Union under Banshkhali upazila of the district early Sunday.

“The fire originated from a shop in the area around 1 am and quickly engulfed the adjacent areas,” said Md. Mizanur Rahman, officer of Banshkhali Fire

Service and Civil Defence Station.Being informed, two firefighting units from Banskhali Fire Station rushed tothe spot and doused the blaze at around 2.30 am with the help of locals.

“The fire originated from an electrical short circuit,” Mizanur Rahmanfurther said, adding that no human casualties or injuries have been reported.

Quoting the victims, the local fire service official claimed that the firedamaged properties worth about Taka 25 lakh.