Three houses, jute gutted

Three houses were gutted in a fire at Brahmandi village in Sadar upazila on Friday. Locals said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at the house of one Yunus Molla at around 5:00pm and soon engulfed the adjacent houses of Sobhan Molla and Shaha Molla. On information, the fire fighters from the district headquarters rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze with the help of local people after an hour. The affected house owners claimed that cash and other valuables, including jute and paddy, worth about Tk 15 lakh were gutted in the fire.