8 garment-scrap warehouses gutted in city

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Eight garment-scrap warehouses were gutted in a fire which broke out in the city’s Mirpur area early Saturday.

Ataur Rahman, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the fire originated from electric short circuit in a tin-shed house near Jalladkhana in Mirpur-13 at about 12:55 am and engulfed the adjacent warehouses in no time.

On information, five firefighting units rushed in and extinguished the blaze after one and half hour of hectic efforts.

Fire Service sources estimated the extent of loss from the fire at about Tk 20-25 lakh.
No casualties were reported.

Source: UNB, Sat, 04/08/2012

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