23 houses gutted in Ctg fire
Twenty-three houses and a shop were gutted in a fire at Madhya Halishahar in the port city in the early hours of yesterday.
An electrical short-circuit sparked off the fire at Wasilpara Jamai Colony at around 2.15am and caused an estimated loss of Tk 6 lakh, fire service sources said.
The fire fighters extinguished the blaze after a struggle for two hours.
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