Nilphamari, 18 February 2015, Nirapad News: Forty-five shops were gutted as a fire broke out at a bazaar at Dimla Upazila in Nilphamari on Wednesday morning.

The fire erupted from an electric short-circuit of a shop at Babur Hat Bazar (a local market) around 4:00 am and it soon spread the adjoining business establishments, said Abdul Wahed, stationmaster of Sadar Fire Service.

Being informed, three fire-fighting units from Sadar, Domar and Dimla stations rushed in and doused the blaze after two hours of frantic efforts, according to a news agency.