At least 16 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at a jute mill workers' colony at Kanaipur in Sadarupazila of Faridpur district on Friday evening.
The fire broke out at the colony around 6:15 pm in front of Karim Jute Mill at Malanga village and spread soon.
On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze around 7:30 pm, said SubhasBaroi, station officer of Faridpur Fire Service and Civil Defence.
The workers claimed that the fire might have originated from an electric short circuit.
