At least five shops were gutted by a fire at Abura village in Sadar upazila on Friday.
Locals said the fire erupted from a stove of the house of one Mannan Hawladar at the village around 2:00pm and soon engulfed four other adjacent houses.
Later, local people rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after half an hour of frantic efforts.Affected house owners said the fire burnt down huge valuables and cash Tk60,000. -UNB, Shariatpur
