Laxmipur:
The affected businessmen have claimed that five shops have lost Tk 1 crore in the fire in Lakshmipur.
A fire broke out in the Rasulganj market of Charruhita Unit of Sadar Upazila on Tuesday morning.
Laxmipur Fatur Service Deputy Director Farid Ahmad Chowdhury said, "The firefighters brought the fire out of the fire after hours of trying, but no one could tell how the fire started, but initially it is believed that the fire started from an electrical short circuit."
The affected businessmen said that in the morning, the shopkeepers saw the fire in Samitha Hotel in Rasulganj Bazar. Later, two units of the local service tried to bring the fire to the fire. Samita Hotel, Faber Zone Bastra Bitan, Kalar Palace, Samitha Store, the whole city, was lost in the fire.
Locals including the local UP Checherman complained that the canal adjacent to the market was occupied and the local residents including the service workers were not getting water.