About 107 homesteads including all house hold materials were gutted yesterday in separate fire incidents in five upazillas of this district.
According to official sources, in Charbhadrasan upazilla a fire originating from the kitchen of one Ramprasad Babu in village Khalashi Dangi gutted 35 houses of 12 families. The fire was doused by the local people before arrival of fire services vans. The locals estimated the loss to about Taka 75 lakh.
In village Tantibazar under Nurulyaganj union of Bhanga upazilla 50 homesteads of 19 families were burned. The fire originated from the kitchen of one Isahaque Matubbar. Fire extinguishing vans from Faridpur and Bhanga after one hour toiling brought it under control. The loss was unofficially estimated at about Taka 1.50 crore.
In village Chandra para of Dhewkhali union of Sadarpur upazilla 9 houses of 5 families were burned by fire originating from the house one Mosharraf Munshi. However it was doused by the efforts of the local people. Here the loss was estimated to Taka 20 lakh.
In Singha Pratap village under Gotti union of Saltha upazilla 10 houses of 5 families were gutted causing damages to one thousand maunds of onions and 30 maunds of jute. The loss was estimated at Taka 50 lakh. Here the originated from the house of one Pikul Sikdar. Local people doused the fire.
In Betua bari area of Faridpur Sadar upazilla three houses of a family was burned causing loss of Taka 8 lakh. Faridpur fire service controlled the fire. Different sources estimated the loss at Taka 3 crore caused yesterday in the five separate fire incidents in five upazillas. -BSS, Faridpur
