Stove fire burns homes of eight tenant families in Rajasthali, Rangamati, loss estimated at Tk 16 lakh

In Rajasthali, Rangamati, a fire that started from a cooking stove burned down the homes of eight tenant families. The owner and the tenants suffered a loss of about Tk 16 lakh, the affected families said. No casualties were reported in the incident.

The fire broke out at about 11:30am on Sunday at Amchharipara in the Rajasthali upazila town, near the Krishi Bank.

The owner of the affected house is Maulana Farid Ahmed, president of the upazila Jamaat.

Eyewitnesses said a tenant of the house went out to work after cooking in the morning. A short while later, a fire started in his kitchen. Within moments, the fire spread through the whole house.

On receiving the news, Fire Service personnel reached the spot and brought the fire under control with the help of local people. By then, everything in the house had burned down.

Pradip Tripura, in-charge of the Rajasthali Fire Service Station, said they reached the spot quickly after receiving news of the fire. As the house was made of old fencing and tin, the fire spread rapidly.

Pradip Tripura said the fire could be brought under control with the help of local people. As a result, the fire did not spread to any other house nearby.

Speaking to the affected families, it was learned that assets worth about Tk 16 lakh belonging to the eight tenant families and the house owner were burned. Having lost their homes and household goods, the families are in distress.

On receiving news of the fire, Rajasthali Upazila Nirbahi Officer Yusuf Hasan visited the spot. He inquired about the affected families.