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16 houses gutted
Sixteen dwelling houses were gutted early yesterday in a devastating fire at Mohsin colony in the town. The fire originated from an electric heater at a house at about 4:40am and soon engulfed the surrounding 15 other corrugated tin shed and semi-pucca houses, fire officials said. Being informed, the fire fighters from the local fire station extinguished the fire. The loss caused by the fire was estimated at Tk10 lakh, fire brigade sources said.
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