Fire in Ctg’s Andarkilla area leaves one dead

A man was burnt to death and another sustained injuries as fire broke out in a lathe machine shop at Andarkilla area of Chattogram city.

The deceased could not be identified yet.

According to eyewitnesses, the fire broke out in a lathe machine shop at around 12:30am on Wednesday and later spread and gutted two more shops.

On information, 5 fire service units from different stations of the city rushed to the spot and doused the fire after about two hours.

Mohammad Ali, Senior Station Officer of Nandankanan Fire Service Station, confirmed the matter.

Meanwhile, several shops were gutted in another fire in the Sharafat Ullah petrol pump area of the city’s Chandgaon Thana. L Mohora and Kalurghat fire services brought the fire under control.