BSS-09 10 dwelling houses gutted in Ctg

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10 dwelling houses gutted in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 21, 2019 (BSS) – A total of 10 dwelling houses were
gutted in a fire that broke out in a residential area at Moghadia village
under Mirsari upazila of the district on Sunday night.

Jashim Uddin, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil
Defense in Chattogram, said the fire originated from an electric short-
circuit at a dwelling house in the area at around 8.45 pm and quickly
engulfed the adjoining houses.

Four firefighting units from Mirsari and Sitakunda rushed to the spot
and brought the flame under control at around 2 am.

Victim engineer Hamidul Hoque and local fire service officials claimed
that the fire damaged properties worth about Taka 50 lakh, Jashim Uddin
added.

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