Four thatched houses and two shops have been gutted by a fire in Khulshi area of Chittagong city on Monday.
Md Yeahia, assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defense Headquarters in Agrabad, said a fire broke out at the kitchen of a thatched house around 2:30pm.
The fire soon engulfed the area and gutted three adjacent houses and two shops, he added.
Being informed, two units of fire fighters from Kalurghat and Agrabad station rushed to the spot and doused the flame after one hour of hectic effort, the AD said.
The extent of the damage has been estimated at Tk700,000. No causality was reported in the incident.