Five shops and a cotton warehouse were gutted by a fire in Kathalia upazila headquarters on Tuesday morning.
Witnesses said the fire originated from the warehouse of Sumi Bedding Centre, a quilt making shop, in Kathalia Market around 10:00am and it soon engulfed the entire warehouse as well as five shops.
On information, a firefighting unit rushed in and doused the blaze after one hour of frantic efforts with the help of the locals.
Three people were injured in their attempt to tame the fire.
The reason behind the fire could not be known yet.
The extent of losses caused by the fire could go up to Tk1.5 lakh. -UNB, Jhalakati
