Water gushes from tube well on its own in Lakshmipur, fire burns at its mouth

In Charlakshmi village of Char Gazi union in Ramgati upazila of Lakshmipur, water is flowing out of a tube well continuously without any pumping, and fire has been seen burning at the mouth of the well. The startling incident has been happening for the past week at Adarsha Rupali Colony in the village.

The tube well was installed by Md. Abdullah, a resident of the area. He said he set up the tube well in front of his house about two months ago. Since installation, it was not yielding water as needed.

Before he could decide to relocate the tube well, water suddenly began rising from below on its own about a week ago. Along with the water, fire was also seen burning.

The incident has caused a stir in the area. Local resident Mizanur Rahman said water and fire are coming out of the tube well on their own, and the matter needs to be examined by the authorities concerned.

Md. Tanvirul Islam, sub-assistant engineer of the Ramgati Upazila Public Health Engineering Department, said that in the dry season the water level usually goes very deep, while in the monsoon the level rises because of heavy rain.

He added that at such times pressure builds up from below, so water comes up through the tube well without pumping. The reason fire is coming out with the water can only be confirmed after investigation, he said.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Sheikh Ehsan Uddin said he has instructed the officials concerned to look into the incident.

Following the UNO's instruction, the officials concerned will visit the site and investigate why water and fire are coming out of the tube well.