The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Barisal

Properties worth Tk. 2 crore have been gutted and damaged by a fire accident occurred at Sonargaon Textile Mills in Rupatali area of Barisal city on Monday morning. Khairul Alam, Manager of the mill, said that the fire originated from a short circuit in the blower room of the mill at about 4-40 AM Monday morning and rapidly spread to other sections of the mill.

Fire service units from Barisal and Jhalakati rushed to the spot at extinguished the flame at about 8-30 AM.

Work for estimating the damages still going on and losses would be more than 2 crore taka in cotton godown and machinery section, he added.