CHATTOGRAM, – A total of 36 business establishments were gutted in a fire that broke out at Shah Amanat bridge area under city’s Bakalia thana this morning.

Jane Alam, Deputy Assistant Director of Agrabad Fire Service and Civil Defense office said that the fire originated from an electric short circuit from a shop in the area at around 6 am and quickly engulfed the adjacent shops.

Three firefighting units from Bakalia and Chandgaon area rushed to the spot and brought the flame under control around 8 am this morning.