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Slum dwellers now living under the open sky as about
300 shanties were gutted in a devastating fire at Ganderia
in the city on Friday night. Focus Bangla

Staff Reporter

At least 300 shanties were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out in a slum at Gendaria in the city yesterday.

The fire originated from a shanty at Gendaria Railway Station slum at 1:00am from an electric short circuit and soon spread to the 300 or so shanties, according to the Fire Brigade.

On information, fire-fighters from Postogola, Sadarghat and Fire Headquarters rushed in and doused the blaze after one hour of frantic efforts with the help of local people. One was hurt in the blaze.

The affected people claimed that the extent of the loss from the fire could be over Tk 15 lakh.