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12 houses gutted in Ctg

31 August 2009, 17:00 PM

NATIONAL

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong

Twelve dwelling houses were gutted in a fire at a village under Mirersarai upazila early yesterday. The fire broke out at a tin-shed house at Patakuti village under Osmanpur union at around 8:30am and spread fast engulfing adjoining 11 other houses. Liquefied Petroleum (LP) gas cylinders in almost every house made the situation devastating. Station Officer Shafiqul Islam at Sitakunda Fire Station said the extent of damage may stand at Tk 40 lakh since the affected families could not save any property.