Five houses gutted
Five houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Khalra village under Haripur upazila on Wednesday afternoon. Fire fighters and local sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a house and soon it engulfed the adjacent houses burning five houses. On information, fire fighters from Pirganj rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control after an hour-long frantic effort with the help of local people. The house owners claimed property and goods worth about Tk2.5 lakh were gutted in the blaze while fire fighters estimated loss at Tk1 lakh.
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