<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">At least 30 shops and 15 dwelling houses were gutted in a fire at Thanchi Bazar in Bandarban district on Saturday.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The fire broke out at 8 am at a shop and engulfed the adjoining shops and houses, said Thoaiha Mong Marma, chairman of Thanchi upazila.</div><div><br></div><div>On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze after one and half an hour.</div><div><br></div><div>The fire service sources said the fire might have originated from an oven.</div><div><br></div><div>On March 22, 47 shops were gutted in a fire at Bolibazar area in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila.</div><div><br></div><div>No causalities were reported. ‍Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>