At least 12 dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire on Friday at Balargati village under Tungipara upazila of the district.Fire Service and Civil Defense Officer of Tungipara Nurul Alam Raziv said the fire originated from an electric short-circuit of one
Poritosh Singh house in the village that engulfed other homes around.Twelve dwelling houses of Probash Singh, Manmath Singh, Shamal Singh and Pradip singh and other valuables like paddy, cash, gold ornaments and furniture were completely destroyed in the fire. Firefighters of Tungipara unit brought the flame under control after two hours of frantic effort with the help of locals. -BSS, Gopalganj
