13 shops were gutted in Fakirhat Faltita Bazar.

S A Kalam, Fakirhat, Bagerhat. A terrible fire has taken place in Faltita market of Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat. 13 small and big shops have been burnt to ashes. A fire service team brought the fire under control after about two hours of efforts.   Fire service, affected shopkeepers and locals said that the fire started on Wednesday (August 19) around 3:30 pm. In moments, flames spread around. On receiving information, a team of Fakirhat Fire Service reached the spot and tried to douse the fire. The fire was brought under control after about two hours of efforts. Out of this, 13 shops and the cash, goods and belongings in the shops were gutted. Among these shops were two sweet shops, two rice hotels, two grocery shops, 1 fast food shop, other food shops. The affected shopkeepers Arif Sheikh, Md. Bakkar, Nimai, Roop Saha and others said that they came to the shop around 4 am and saw that everything had been burnt to ashes. Fakirhat Fire Service and Civil Defense station officer Md. Shahjahan Mia said, this fire can happen through electrical short circuit. The fire was brought under control after two hours of efforts.