Shawdesh Desk :

At least 11 business establishments were burnt in a fire at Ilisha Junction Bazar of Bhola Sadar upazila on early Thursday.

Md Sumon, station officer of Bhola Sadar Fire Service and Civil Defense, said that the fire broke out at about 2:30am at a shop and spread soon.

On information, two firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze after one and half an hour.

Eleven shops including machinery parts shop, fast food shop, TV-refrigerator shop, workshop, pharmacy, furniture shops and others gutted in the fire.

Shop owners claimed that the fire caused them losses of Tk 3 crore.

However, it is still not clear what caused the fire.