, Oct. 22 -- A fire which broke out at a textile mill gutted valuables at Birampur Kalibari road in Madhabdi upazila of Narsingdi district on Wednesday.

The fire originated from an electric short circuit, broke out at Hazi Textile Mill around 4 pm and spread soon, said in-charge of Madhabdi Fire Service Station, Raihan.

On information, four firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze after one hour.

Valuables including cotton and clothes were gutted in the fire.

However, the extent of the damage caused by the fire could not be ascertained yet.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of Bangladesh....