Nilphamari, Nov 7 (UNB)- At least twenty five houses were gutted in a fire at Dakshintari in Jaldhaka upazila on Tuesday night.
Momtajul Islam, station officer-in-charge of Jaldhaka fire service and civil defence, said the fire originated from an electronic short circuit at the house of Ajharul Islam and soon engulfed the adjoining houses.
Later, fire fighter units rushed to the spot brought the fire under control after two hours of frantic effort.
The affected house owners claimed that the estimated loss caused by the fire was about Tk 15 lakh.