A devastating fire broke out in Dalal Bazar of Lakshmipur Sadar upazila late Friday night, destroying six shops. According to the Fire Service and local witnesses, the blaze originated from an electrical short circuit at Azad’s CNG auto-rickshaw garage in the Temuhani area. The flames quickly spread to nearby shops before firefighters arrived. One unit of the Lakshmipur Fire Service, assisted by local residents, managed to bring the fire under control after about an hour of effort. However, by that time, six shops had already been completely burned down. Station Officer Ranjit Kumar Saha of the Lakshmipur Fire Service said that the initial investigation suggests the fire started due to an electrical short circuit. The extent of the financial losses has not yet been determined.