Factories, shops gutted in Noakhali fire

Several running factories and over 50 shops were gutted in a devastating fire at a Sebarhat Market at Senbagh in Noakhali in the small hours of Sunday. 

Five firefighting engines, with the help of the Bangladesh Army and local people, doused the flame with three hours of frantic efforts after the fire originated in the plywood factory of Mohib Ullah around 12:30am today, fire service sources said.

Soon after, the fire spread to nearby factories and shops and gutted them to the ashes.

The local businessmen claimed that they had endured a loss of several hundred crores in the devastating fire.

However, the Assistant Director of Noakhali Fire Service and Civil Defence said that they have yet to confirm the cause of the fire and the extent of damage caused by the devastating fire.