Fire guts 10 shops, 20 houses in Ctg
The fire broke out around 10:45am. Firefighters brought the blaze under control around 11:30am, Fire Service and Civil Defense Senior Station Officer (Agrabad) Khan Khalilur Rahman said
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A fire that broke out at City Gate of Chattogram's Badamtali intersection area today (13 April) gutted 8-10 shops and more than 20 rented houses.
"The fire broke out around 10:45am. Firefighters brought the blaze under control around 11:30am," Fire Service and Civil Defense Senior Station Officer (Agrabad) Khan Khalilur Rahman said.
"The fire likely originated from a hotel's gas cylinder. The incident resulted in approximately Tk9 lakh worth of damages."
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However, goods valued Tk18 lakh were recovered from the shops, the station officer added.
