1 burnt alive, 30 houses gutted in Pabna

13 March 2009, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Pabna

A woman was killed and ten others were injured in a fire at Chandai village under Atghoria upazila of Pabna district on Thursday. The dead was identified as Ashura Khatun, 45, wife of Abu Bakkar. The fire originated from the chicken of Abu Bakar's at about 10:30am and soon engulfed 30 houses of the village. Of the injured, two were admitted to Pabna General Hospital while the rest to local heath complex. Those who have lost their houses and other belongings in the fire are Saiful, Sirajul, Khairul, Amirul, Jalil Mollah, Abu Bakker, Idris, Siddik, Nurul Islam, Rabiul Islam, Salam, Aslam, Moula, Kalam, Alim and Alamin. Local people brought the fire under control after two hours frantic efforts.