<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">At least 15 houses, 10 cows, 20 maunds of paddy, furniture and cash taka were gutted in a fire at Holimpur village under Nabiganj upazila of the district in the early hours of today.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The fire originated from an electric short circuit at a house of the village around 2am and soon engulfed the adjacent houses. As a result, 15 houses, 10 cows, 20 maunds of paddy, cast taka and furniture were completely gutted, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nabiganj Police Station Dalim Ahmed said.</div><div><br></div><div>It is initially estimated to have caused a loss of about Taka 60 lakh, the affected house owners claimed. Souce: BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>