One killed, 40 houses gutted
A girl was burned to death and five others were injured in a fire at a workers' colony at Shingher Char under Rupsa upazila that also gutted at least 40 dwelling houses on Monday night. Witnesses said, the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a house of the colony and soon engulfed the adjoining houses. Mala, 13, daughter of Malek of the colony was burned to death while five others sustained injuries while extinguishing the fire at around 12:30 am. The inured were admitted to local clinic. The extent of loss caused by the fire could not be known immediately.
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