Dhaka, April 11 -- At least 17 businesses have been burnt down in a fire that broke out at Munshirhat Bazar in Chandpur's Matlab South Upazila.

The blaze began around 7:15am on Friday in the Baburhat-Matlab-Pennai Road area, according to Syed Morshed Hossain, deputy assistant director of the Chandpur Fire Service and Civil Defence North Station.

No casualties have been reported in the incident, reports bdnews24.com.

Local residents Tajul Islam and Md Jubayer said the fire originated from a hardware store and spread to nearby shops within moments.

Traders affected by the fire estimate their losses to be around Tk 80-100 million.

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