Two Killed in Chattogram Fire

Two young men were burned to death and another one was injured as fire broke out at a house in Boropol area of Halishahar early Monday.

The deceased are identified as- Mohon, 35, hailing from Cumilla and Zakir, 34, hailing from Chandpur.

Farid Ahmed Chowdhury, acting assistant director of Chattogram Fire Service, said the fire broke out at the house around 1:25 am gutting six adjoining shops.

On information, eight vehicles of different fire service stations rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire around 2:35am.

Later, they recovered the charred bodies of the youths and rescued the burn-injured man.

The injured man was admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital.

A group of bachelors used to live in the rented house.

The origin of the fire is still unknown