Brahmanbaria, Jan 3 (UNB) – At least 14 shops were burned down in a fire at a market in Pratbazar area in Sarail upazila sadar on Thursday.
Police sources said the fire broke out from an electric short-circuit at the gold shop of Tulshi Banik of the market around 11:30am and soon spread to the nearby shops.
Later, two firefighting units rushed in on information and doused the flames after an hour of frantic efforts.
The affected shops’ owners claimed that the extent of losses caused by the fire would be around Tk 1.5 crore.