Report | An unexpected terrible fire on a number of furniture shops.

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: A fire burned shown a number of furniture shops at Seemingly in Sylhet in the early hours yesterday. Witnesses said the fire broke out at around 4:00 am on the second floor of the five-storeyed building. Soon the fire spread and engulfed the entire building. On information, firefights rushed to the spot and doused the flames after three hours. The firefighters suspect the fire might have originated from short circuit but could not confirm it. The shop owners said they had suffered a loss of over the 5 crore in terms of equipment and furniture. They allege some rivals might have been behind the incident. A case was filed with the concerned police station. Senior officials from the police and administration visited the spot in the morning.