Office documents and stationeries worth around Tk 4 lakh were gutted in a fire at storeroom of Elite Paint office near GEC Intersection in the city yesterday. Sources in Fire Service and Civil Defence said the fire broke out at around 11:00am at the storeroom on the third floor of Elite House. However, CDA Avenue Branch of Trust Bank Limited on the ground and first floor of the building narrowly escaped damage as the fire didn't spread further. Seven fire fighting units from the city's different fire stations rushed to the spot and doused the fire that originated from a cigarette butt, said locals.