Poultry farm gutted

A poultry farm was gutted in a fire at Assambosti in the hill town yesterday. Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at the farm owned by Abdul Halim at around 12:30pm. Being informed, local fire service personnel rushed to the spot and doused the flame after an hour of hectic efforts. The affected farm owner claimed the extent of losses caused by the fire at about Tk1.40 lakh.