<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>At least twelve shops were gutted in a major fire that broke out at a market in Chandpur's Sadar upazila in the small hours of Wednesday.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At least 10 people suffered minor injuries while trying to tame the blaze.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The identities of the injured could not be known immediately.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Locals said the fire broke out at a shop in Baghra Bazar of Bagadi Union of the Upazila around 2:45am and it soon engulfed the adjoining shops.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On information, four fire tenders were pressed into service and it took them nearly two hours to bring the flames under control,  Chandpur Fire Service and Civil Defense Office Deputy Director Syed Morshed Hossain said, reports UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fire officials suspect an electrical short-circuit at a shop has triggered the fire.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">However, the exact cause of the fire and amount of loss could not be ascertained immediately, he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd/fas</div>