Banskhali Correspondent: In Banskhali, 12 autorickshaw-tomtoms in the garage were burned to ashes in the midnight fire. The affected shop owners said that the amount of damage is about 65 lakh tks,.
On Wednesday (December 6) at around two o’clock in the night, the fire started from an electrical short circuit on the west side of Jalkadar Dam, adjacent to Godar Par, in Shilkup UP Razaliakhali new market of the upazila.
The Banskhali fire service team reached the spot after receiving information about the fire and brought it under control, but everything got burned before it could be brought under control.
Shop owners affected by this incident are: Md. Sikandar, Md. Hashem Saudagar, Md. Helal, Md. Shafi Alam, Md. Mustafa Ali, Abul Kashem, Md. Ismail, Ziaur Rahman, Md. Chhaber, Rabiul Alam, Abdul Hakim, Shah Alam, Monir Ahmad, Md. Tariqul Islam, Md. Fakhr Uddin, Md. Nurul Gani, and Md. Helal. They did not have a chance to save anything as a result of the fire incident in the middle of the night.
President of the New Market Traders Cooperative Association. Abu Taleb said that everyone here whose shops are burning is helpless. For those who used to buy autorickshaws and TomToms with loan money to support their families, their dreams were burned to ashes.
They do not have the ability to turn around. He sought the cooperation of the local administration and the wealthy.
Banskhali Fire Service and Civil Defense Station team leader Nurul Bashar said we reached the spot quickly after receiving the news of the fire. Our two separate units worked to bring the fire under control. Nothing could be saved in this incident. According to the information of the victims, the amount of damage is more than 65 lakh tks.
