Five houses were burnt in separate incidents in two districts - Rajbari and Sunamganj, on Friday.
GOALANDA, RAJBARI: Two houses were gutted by fire that broke out in Goalanda Upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.
The incident took place at Member Para in Ferighat area of the upazila at around 5 pm.
Local sources said that the fire originated from the kitchen room of one Shahid's house, and it soon engulfed the whole house and the adjacent house of Rezaul. At first, locals tried to douse the fire but could not.
On information, a team of firefighters from Goalanda Fire Service Station rushed in and extinguished the fire after an hour of attempts, said Baser Ali, station leader of Goalanda Fire Service Station.
SHANTIGANJ, SUNAMGANJ: Three houses were completely gutted in a fire that broke out in Shantiganj Upazila of the district on Friday morning.
The incident occurred at around 11am at Asammura Village under Patharia Union in the upazila.
Locals said that the fire broke out in the area and engulfed several houses within a short time, leaving three houses completely gutted, including all the furniture.
The victims' families claimed that they have lost around Tk 10 lakh due to the fire.
Md Akram Ali, officer-in-charge of Shantiganj Police Station, said, "The fire might have been caused by an electric short-circuit."
