Online Desk: A young man was burnt to death after a devastating fire broke out at a market at Bakerganj upazila in Barishal early Monday. Meanwhile, seven shops were also gutted in the fire that originated around 3 am at Natun Bazar under Neymati union of the upazila.

The deceased was Sagar Chandra Pal, 28, a resident of Dhalmara village under Neyamati union of the upazila. He was a shopkeeper of a grocery shop at the market.

Bakerganj Fire Service station officer Abdul Quddus said a fire broke out at a shop around 3 am due to short circuit. Then the fire soon spread to the adjacent shops. Being informed, two units of Fire Service went to the spot and started work to douse the blaze.

‘The fire was brought under control after 20 minutes, but it was completely doused around 5 am’, the official added. He further said, seven shops including a grocery shop, fruit shop, tea shop, pharmacy were burnt in the fire. And the charred body of shopkeeper Sagar Chandra Pal was recovered from his grocery store.