Fire guts some 300 shops at Bangladesh capital Dhaka's market
DHAKA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A fire gutted some 300 shops in a kitchen market located at BANGLADESH capital Dhaka's Gulshan on Saturday, destroying goods and property, said a firefighter.
The firefighter who preferred to be unnamed said the fire, which originated at around 6:00 a.m. local time, raged on till 8:00 a.m. local time.
He said 21 units of firefighters have been trying to douse the fire.
No casualties have so far been reported.
The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.
On Jan. 3, 2017, a devastating fire razed much of the market to rubble.
