At least 51 houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Gargaon village in Pirganj upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.
Fire-fighters and locals said, the fire originated from an earthen oven at one Mojidul's house at the village at about 3:00pm and soon engulfed the adjacent 50 other houses.
The victims claimed that the fire damaged properties worth Tk. 20 lakh while the fire-fighters estimated the loss at Tk. 5 lakh.
The fire made at least 200 people homeless. They are now living under the open sky and waiting for necessary help.