4 jute godowns, over 100 houses gutted in fire
Raw jute worth Tk 10 crore was gutted in a devastating fire at an export oriented jute baling press at Saidpur in Nilphamari district on Monday evening.
Fire brigade sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at Bright Fibre Jute Baling Press at Tulshiram Road in the municipality area at about 6.30pm, reports our correspondent.
Within a short time, the fire, which followed a huge explosion, engulfed all the four godowns of the press packed with raw jute.
One of the owners of the jute press, Kabir Chowdhury, told newsmen that there was around 40 thousand maunds of raw jute worth about Tk 10 crore in the four godowns.
The jute bales were supposed to be exported to Pakistan, China and Thailand, he added.
In Jhenidah, fire gutted a cotton factory in Kaliganj upazila town yesterday, causing damage to cotton and machineries worth Tk 18 lakh, reports our correspondent.
Factory owner Ruhul Amin said that the fire originated from the pressure machine at the factory.
In Natore, a biscuit factory was gutted in a fire at Collegepara in Singra upazila town on Monday night, said our correspondent.
Local sources said the fire originated from an oven at Pabna Biscuit Factory at about 10:30pm and soon engulfed the whole factory.
Factory authorities claimed that valuables worth about Tk 20 lakh were gutted in the blaze.
In Thakurgaon, at least 103 houses were gutted in separate fire incidents at Shangaon Kuatol village under Baliadangi upazila, Balia village under Sadar upazila and Bishnpur village under Ranishankoil upazila on Monday afternoon and early yesterday, reports our correspondent.
Local people and fire-fighters said, at least 50 houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Shangaon Kuatol village. The fire originated from the kitchen of one Md. Lablu's house at 1:30pm on Monday, they said.
In another fire incident at Balia village 11 houses were gutted at 5:10pm on Monday.
The fire broke out from a kitchen at one Abdul Hamid's house and soon spread to adjacent houses.
At least 42 houses were gutted in another devastating fire at Bishnupur village under Ranishankoil upazila on early yesterday.
Fire fighters could not say how the fire broke out but said it damaged properly worth Tk 5 lakh.
In Pabna, at least five houses were gutted in a fire at Chhoto Monoharpur village in Sadar upazila early yesterday, reports our correspondent.
Fire fighters and locals said the fire originated from a stove at Abdul Goffar's residence at about 2am and rapidly spread to the adjoining houses.
The affected families claimed that the fire damaged valuables worth Tk 10 lakh.
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