16 houses gutted in Cox’s Bazar fire
At least 16 houses have been gutted in a fire in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar.
No casualty was reported.
The fire originated from an electric short circuit in Moronghona area under the upazila around 7:30pm on Friday, our staff correspondent from Cox's Bazar reports.
Fire fighters from Chakaria and Pekua service stations rushed there and doused the blaze two hours after it broke out, witnesses and locals said.
The loss in the fire has been estimated at Tk 50 lakh, they added.
Cox's Bazar-1 (Chakaria-Pekua) lawmaker Zafar Alam visited the spot and said that the authorities will take steps to rehabilitate the affected families.
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