At least 16 dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire in city’s Miakhan Nagar area under Bakalia thana on Monday morning.
Fire Service and Civil Defence official said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a dwelling house in the area around 11.10 am and quickly engulfed the surrounding houses.
Four fire fighting units from different areas in the city rushed to the spot and brought the flame under control around 12.30 pm.
