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Noakhali: Five shops and a house were gutted in a gas cylinder fire in Hatiya, Noakhali, causing at least Tk 8 million in damage, according to the fire service.
The fire broke out at Sagarika Bazar in Ward No. 8 of Burirchar Union of the upazila around 10 pm on Monday (August 10).
According to eyewitnesses and fire service sources, a cylinder at Rakib’s Biryani House Hotel in Sagarika Bazar of the upazila caught fire on Monday night. The hotel staff fled in fear. The cylinder that caught fire then exploded.
Later, two more cylinders in the hotel exploded. The fire spread to nearby shops within moments. One hotel, one library shop, one clothing shop, one shoe shop, one cosmetic shop and one house were burnt to ashes.
Hatia Fire Service Station Officer Jasim Uddin Chowdhury said that upon receiving the news of the fire, a unit of Hatia Fire Service tried for one and a half hours to bring the fire under control.
However, in the meantime, five shops and one house were burnt down.