A fire burnt down seven jute warehouses and two shops at Mrigi Bazar in Kalukhali upazila early Wednesday.
Fazlul Haque Mandal, station officer of Pangsha Fire Service, said the fire originated from an electric short circuit in a jute warehouse and soon spread burning down six more adjoining warehouses and two shops in the area at about 12:30 am.On information, two fire fighting units from Pangsha and Khoksa fire stations rushed to the spot and doused the flame after four hours of frantic efforts.Affected owners of the warehouses claimed that valuables worth Tk one crore were gutted by the blaze. -UNB, Rajbari
