Five business establishments were gutted in Rajur Bazar area in Netrokona town on Wednesday afternoon. Sources at Netrakona Fire service station said the fire originated from a cotton shop and soon engulfed the adjoining commercial houses.
A team of fire-fighting personnel from the Netrakona fire service and civil defense department rushed to the scene and doused the fire after making a one-hour effort in which local people joined their hands, the sources added. The cause behind the fire could not be ascertained, the sources said.