Four shops and several warehouses, used to keep daily essential products, were gutted in a fire that broke out at Alupotti in Tongi Bazar of Gazipur Wednesday night.
The fire broke out at a warehouse around 11:45pm near Tongi Sonavan Market and spread soon, said Shafiqul Islam, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defense (Uttara zone).
Onion, potato and daily essentials items were stored in the warehouses.
Five firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze after one hour.
The cause of fire and the extent of the damage could not be determined immediately.