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Vol. 5 Num 897 Tue. December 05, 2006  
   
Metropolitan


Tk 20 lakh jute gutted in Ctg


Jute worth Tk 20 lakh was gutted in a fire at a godown in the port city yesterday.

Sources said the fire broke out at Chittagong Jute Manufacturing Limited at Kalurghat under Chandgaon Police Station at around 10:30am.

Fire fighter Mamunur Rashid of Kalurghat Fire Station was injured while trying to extinguish the blaze.

Seven fire fighting units managed to bring the fire under control after a four-hour struggle.

However, what caused the fire could not be known immediately, the sources said.