GAZIPUR:  At least 30 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at Tok Noyan Bazar in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur district on Wednesday.

The fire originated at a shop of coating quilt in Modyabazar area around 12:00 pm and soon engulfed adjacent shops.

On information, five fire fighting units rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control with the help of locals and businessmen around 2:00pm.

In the meantime, 30 small and large shops of the bazaar gutted the fire.

Kapasia Thana assistant sub-inspector (ASP) Mizanur Rahman said the fire might be originated from electric short circuit. However, no causality was reported from the fire.

BDST: 1508 HRS, DEC 16, 2015
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