Houses, shops gutted

Fourteen houses and two shops were gutted in a fire at Maddyapara in old Rajbari area of the district town on Saturday. The fire originated from a kitchen of a house in the morning and engulfed the adjacent houses. On information, several units from Bandarban Fire Station rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire in two hours of hectic efforts. During the fire, four people received burn injuries. Fire-affected people claimed that the extent of damage would be about Tk. 50 lakh.