Fire swept through three clothing stores in Khulna鈥檚 Khalishpur area on early Wednesday.
The incident occurred at about 1:00am opposite the Power House intersection on the Khulna BIDC Road, according to officials on Wednesday.
Monirul Islam, the owner of the Jyoti Fashion, one of the affected stores, said he closed the shop at 10:00pm and went home. At about 2:00am, he came to know through the mobile phone of the security guard that there was a fire at his shop.
Later, he rushed to the spot and saw locals trying to douse the fire. At that time, they informed the fire service by calling 999.
Three fire service units arrived and brought the fire under control within half an hour.
Khalishpur Fire Service senior station officer Abdul Malek said that the damage caused by the fire was Tk聽15-16 lakh.
The fire was caused by a short circuit, he added.