Fire guts 40 houses in Pabna

At least 40 houses were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out in Hogolbaria area of Chatmohar upazila yesterday.

The fire incident left at least 12 families homeless.

Dathia Bamongram Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Nabir Uddin Mollah alleged that the fire originated from the kitchen of one Nantu Miah of the area around 2:00pm yesterday.

Due to dry weather, the fire soon spread in the nearby area and engulfed at least 39 other adjacent houses, the chairman said, adding that the extent of loss caused by the fire could be around Tk 1 crore.

They have already distributed dry-food among the victim families, Chatmohar UNO Soikot Islam said.