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15 houses gutted

9 September 2009, 17:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Nilphamari

A devastating fire Tuesday night gutted 15 houses at Jorabari village of Domar upazila. Locals said the fire originated at about 2: 00 am from the kitchen of one Nuruzzaman of the village. It spread within a short time as most villagers were asleep. In the fire, several hundred maunds of rice, paddy, tobacco and jute were burnt to ashes. Fire brigade vehicles from Domar and Nilphamari reached the spot two hours after the incident. The damage was estimated at Tk 10 lakh.