Sugarcane on five acres gutted in Thakurgaon
Sugarcane on 5 acres of land was gutted in a devastating fire near Bishnu Farm under Pirganj Sadar upazila in Thakurgaon on Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters and local people said the fire originated at about 1:30pm in the northern side of the field through an unidentified source. Sugarcane on 5 acres out of 10 acres of land was gutted.
On information, two units of firefighters from Pirganj and Bochaganj in Dinajpur district rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.
Mosharaf Karim, who cultivated the sugarcane on the land taking lease from Bochaganj Sugar Mills Ltd, claimed the fire damaged sugarcane worth Tk5 lakh while the firefighters estimated the loss at Tk2.5 lakh.
In Gaibandha, fire damaged property worth several lakhs at Digholkani village in Shaghata upazila early Thursday.
The damaged goods included stored jute, dried chilly, foodgrains and furniture, reports our correspondent.
The fire reduced four dwelling houses to ashes and nothing but human lives could be saved, said Ibrahim Ali, owner of a house.
Meanwhile, a house owner filed a case with Shaghata police station alleging that one of his opponents Abdul Quddus, with whom he had a longstanding quarrel over a piece of disputed land, might have set fire to the houses, said police.
Abdul Quddus, however, denied the allegation.
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