Narsingdi's Baburhat market fire doused after over 7 hrs

A massive fire that broke out in Baburhat-Sekherchar market was doused after nearly 7 and a half hours Monday morning..

A massive fire that broke out in Baburhat-Sekherchar market, widely known as a wholesale market of clothes, in Sadar upazila of Narsingdi was doused after nearly 7 and a half hours Monday morning.

The fire was doused around 6:10 am, said Ershad Hossain, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence.

Locals said that the blaze erupted from an electric short-circuit in one of the lanes of the wholesale market around 11 pm and spread to other lanes instantly.

Tanha bin Zaman, station officer (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters in Dhaka, said one firefighting unit first rushed to the spot around 11:25 pm.

Later, ten more units from several stations joined the operation to bring the fire under control.

Locals also joined firefighters to bring the fire under control.

No casualties were reported, said the duty officer, adding that the extent of damages and the cause of the fire are yet to be ascertained.