18 houses burnt to ashes in Sitakunda

As many as 18 houses have been gutted in a major fire in Sonaichhari union of Sitakunda district, officials said on Saturday. However, no casualties were reported.

The fire broke out at a house in the Jele Bari west area of Fakirhat in Sonaichhari union around 3:00am on Saturday and soon engulfed other adjacent houses, said Nurul Karim, a resident of the area, reports UNB.

On information, two firefighting units of Kumira fire service reached the spot and brought the blaze under control after an effort of one and a half hours.

Sultan Mahmud, station officer of Kumira fire service said, "We are suspecting the fires started from an electrical short-circuit. However, it's not possible to immediately assess the extent of damage caused by the fire."