A teenage boy was killed as fire broke out at a bakery in city’s Dalmil intersection area early yesterday.  The deceased was identified as Mynul Haque, 15, son of Tara Mia of Nabinagar in Brahmanbaria district. He was an employee of the bakery.  Khulna Fire Service and Civil Defense (Boyra unit) Station Officer Sayeeduzzaman said the fire broke out at ‘Popular Bakery’ from an oven around 2:15am and engulfed the whole bakery soon.   

On information, six firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire after two hours of frantic efforts. After extinguishing the blaze they left the place at night. Then returned again on Saturday morning  to resume rescue operation and retrieved the charred body of Mynul from the debris.  Some adjacent houses were also gutted in the fire, the official added.  Locals alleged that it took a long time to douse the fire as there wasn’t enough water supply  in the area.