Twenty-one shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at Merung Bazar in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachari district early Wednesday.
The fire broke out at a shop around 3:30am and spread soon, said Md Rubel, leader of Khagrachari Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD), reports UNB.
On information, a fire fighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire after one hour.
The affected shop owners estimated the loss caused by the fire at Tk 1.5 crore.
However, the origin of the fire could not be known immediately.
