Woman, granddaughter die, as Ctg house catches fire

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 24 (UNB): A woman and her granddaughter were killed after a fire broke out at their house at Kaderia Para village in Rangunia upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as Rumi Akhtar, 55, wife of Ruhul Amin, and her five-year-old granddaughter Jannat Akhtar, residents of the same village.

The fire erupted from an electrical short circuit and engulfed six tin-shed houses within a short time at dawn.

The woman and the girl were trapped inside one of the houses and burned to death.

The affected families claimed that properties worth Tk 5.0 million were destroyed.