Fire Destroys 19 Shops, 3 Houses in Madaripur

According to Nur Mohammad, the station officer of Madaripur Fire Service, the fire began due to an electrical short circuit at a hardware store. Upon receiving the alert, six firefighting units from Madaripur and nearby Shariatpur swiftly responded, working for three hours to control the blaze.

The fire affected a range of establishments, including eight cosmetics shops, three hardware stores, three warehouses, a computer shop, and three residential houses.

Trader Mohammad Suman, one of the affected business owners, estimated the damage to be around Tk 7 crore, with significant losses to valuable goods.