Fire guts 35 Tongi godowns

At least 35 godowns (storage) of jute and cotton mills were gutted by a devastating fire that broke out in Tongi Mill Gate area in the outskirts of Dhaka city on Monday morning. Aktaruzzaman, deputy director of Gazipur Fire Service Station, said the fire originated from a market of Youngstar Co-operative Society in the area early Monday. On information, seven fire fighting units from Dhaka, Tongi and Gazipur Fire Service Stations rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after three hours of frantic efforts at around 4am. However, the reason behind the fire could not be known yet. The loss caused by the fire could not be known immediately, according to UNB.