Two young men were burned to death and another was injured as a fire broke out at a house in Boropol area of Halishahar early Monday.
The deceased are- Mohon, 35, hailing from Cumilla and Zakir, 34, hailing from Chandpur.
Farid Ahmed Chowdhury, acting assistant director of Chattogram Fire Service, said that the fire broke out at the house around 1:25 am and gutted the house and six adjoining shops.
On information, eight vehicles of different fire service stations rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire around 2:35am.
Later, they recovered the charred bodies of the youths and rescued a burn injured man.
The injured man was admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital.
A group of bachelors used to live in the rented house, said the fire service official adding that the origin of the fire could not be known yet.