A man was burned to death in a fire at a cotton warehouse in Western Para Sagar Bakery area of Bhola Sadar Upazila on Monday night.
The deceased was identified as Ibrahim, 45. The fire also burned down three adjacent houses.
Bhola fire service and civil defense inspector Md Suman said that four fire service units brought the fire under control after one-and-a-half-hour effort.
It is initially believed that the fire broke out from an electrical short circuit in the cotton warehouse, he added.
However, the extent of damages has not been confirmed yet.
Seven shops gutted in Khagrachhari fire
At least seven shops were gutted in a fire at Dighinala Thana Bazar under Dighinala upazila of the district early hours of Tuesday.
The fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop around 12:45am and soon engulfed the adjacent business establishments, as a result of the fire, seven shops were completely gutted, said officer-in-charge (OC) of Dighinala Police Station Mohammad Ali.
Being informed, Fire Service and Civil Defense personnel rushed to the spot and doused the blaze with the help of locals and affected businessmen after one and half hours of frantic efforts, he added.
