Though no one was killed thanks to the quick response of the Fire Service, the fire managed to destroy the livelihoods of many shop owners and traders. In January 2017, another massive fire tore through the DNCC market, causing an estimated damage of Tk500 to Tk600 crore. More than two years after that devastating incident, at least 291 tin-shed shops in the kitchen market beside the DNCC (Dhaka North City Corporation) market in Gulshan 1 were completely gutted in a similar fire on Saturday morning. We accepted the fact, but we did not know a fire will raze us again,” said Abu Taleb Babul, Joint Secretary, DNCC Kitchen Market Traders Association. According to the traders’ association, 291 shops in the kitchen market were completely gutted in Saturday's fire.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 31, 2019 13:07 UTC