Cold storage, shops gutted in city

At Tejgaon, a tea stall caught fire at noon and it spread to four other shops causing loss of Tk 75,000.

Owners of the shops, with the help of fire brigades, managed to recover materials worth Tk two lakh from the shops, fire brigade sources said.

In another incident at Farashganj in Sutrapur, TC Ice and Cold Storage caught fire from electric short circuit on the 2nd floor in the afternoon. Three units of Sadarghat and Phulbaria Headquarters' fire brigades rushed to the spot and blew out the fire.

Fire brigade sources said a total loss of Tk 50,000 was counted as the fruits and spices were burnt. However, valuables worth Tk five lakh were recovered.