A devastating fire burned at least 50 shops to ashes at Nupur and Hawkers market under Maijdee upazila of Noakhali district on Saturday midnight.
Confirming the incident, Maijdee Fire Service and Civil Defene deputy assistant director Abdul Halim Pasha said that being informed, eight firefighting units from the fire station rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after three hours of efforts.
About 50 shops, including a wholesale clothe shop, bicycle shop, printing house, paper warehouse, shoe shop and hotel, were burnt to ashes in the fire.
The fire originated from a printing house adjacent to the market around 11:30 PM on Saturday and soon engulfed the adjacent business establishments, he said.
The extent of the damage of the fire is about Taka 30 crore, the owners of the shops claimed.
The cause of the fire and the total extent of the damage will be known after the investigation, deputy assistant director Abdul Halim Pasha said.
