LAKSHMIPUR, Mar 18 (BSS): Two hotel workers were burnt alive when a fire broke out at a shop near Ramganj upazila parishad office in the district early this morning.
The victims were Chowdhury Miah, 42, son of Abdul Haque of Darbeshpur village of Ramganj upazila and Abdus Salam, 12, son of Shawpan Miah of Varail village in Shariatpur district.
Police and fire service sources said the fire might have been originated from an electric short circuit of a shop of the area at about 2.30am and soon engulfed the adjacent shops.
Chowdhury and Salam were burnt to death as they were staying inside a hotel, said station officer of Ramganj Fire Station Rafikul Islam. On information, fire fighters rushed to the spot and doused the flame. Police recovered the bodies and sent those to Sadar Hospital morgue.
Officer-in-Charge of Ramganj Thana Lokman Hossain confirmed the incident.
2 hotel workers burnt alive in Lakshmipur
FE Team | Published: March 19, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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