4 houses, six shops gutted
Four houses and six shops were gutted in Sylhet and Brahmanbaria on Wednesday.
Valuables worth about Tk 2 crore were damaged as four houses were gutted in a fire, which broke out at Goyaipara in Sylhet city early Wednesday, reports UNB.
Local people said the fire broke out at a house own by four brothers -- Mohiuddin, Moinuddin, Sadek and Abdul Munim -- at about 2:30am.
On information, fire fighters rushed in and doused the flame at about 6am with the help of local people.
However, the cause of the fire could not be known immediately. Mohiuddin said they saw their houses on fire and soon 21 rooms of four houses were completely damaged.
Mohiuddin suspected that his uncle and his sons following a land dispute might have set their houses on fire dousing kerosene oil.
The affected brothers estimated the extent of loss from the fire at Tk 2 crore.
In Brahmanbaria, fire gutted six shops and valuables at Nasirpur village in Nasirnagar upazila on Wednesday.
Police said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a battery shop and soon engulfed the adjoining shops at Nasirpur Market at noon.
On information, fire fighters from Brahmanbaria Sadar station rushed to the spot and doused the flame with help of local people.
The affected shop owners claimed that the extent of loss from the fire could go up to Tk 10 lakh.
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