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BSS, Debiganj

A devastating fire gutted huge property of 13 business establishments at Vaulaganj Bazaar in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh district on Friday, police and local sources said.

The sources said the fire was originated from an electric short circuit from the Photostat shop of one Mominur Rahman at noon and soon engulfed the surrounding establishments including shops and godowns.

Huge quantities of jute, paddy, stationery and grocery goods, fertilizers, and other valuables were gutted. Fire Service and Civil Defense personnel of Panchagarh station and Domar station in Nilphamari rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control with the help of the local people, the sources said.