Four houses gutted

Four houses and four cow-sheds were gutted in a devastating fire which broke out at Vorotto village in Sadar upazila early Sunday. Witnesses said, the fire originated from a burning mosquito coil of a cowshed at the village and soon engulfed the neighboring four houses and four cowsheds belonging to Golam Firoj and Mokaddes. Three cows and four goats were also burnt alive. Villagers rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire after an hour of hectic efforts. The affected house owners claimed that the extent of loss from the fire could go up to Tk 10 lakh.