Chittagong Bureau :
At least 34 dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Moriumnagar area under Rangunia upazila of the district on Tuesday night.
Fire brigade and police sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit from a dwelling house at 12-10 last night and it quickly engulfed the adjacent areas.
Four fire fighting engines extinguished the fire at around 2-30am.
Properties worth about TK eight lakh were burnt, fire service sources said.
Another reports adds: At least five dwelling houses were gutted in a fire at Farhadabad village under Hathazari upazila of the district on early Tuesday.
Fire service sources said, the fire which originated from a cooking oven in a house at Ishan Mohajon Bari in Farhadabad village around 3-15am quickly spread to the surrounding houses.
A unit of fire service from Hathazari station rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control at about 4-15am, said Satyapriya Barua, operator of Agrabad Fire Service and Civil Defence Office.
Valuables worth about TK three lakh were gutted in the fire, Satyapriya added.
At least 34 dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Moriumnagar area under Rangunia upazila of the district on Tuesday night.
Fire brigade and police sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit from a dwelling house at 12-10 last night and it quickly engulfed the adjacent areas.
Four fire fighting engines extinguished the fire at around 2-30am.
Properties worth about TK eight lakh were burnt, fire service sources said.
Another reports adds: At least five dwelling houses were gutted in a fire at Farhadabad village under Hathazari upazila of the district on early Tuesday.
Fire service sources said, the fire which originated from a cooking oven in a house at Ishan Mohajon Bari in Farhadabad village around 3-15am quickly spread to the surrounding houses.
A unit of fire service from Hathazari station rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control at about 4-15am, said Satyapriya Barua, operator of Agrabad Fire Service and Civil Defence Office.
Valuables worth about TK three lakh were gutted in the fire, Satyapriya added.
