At least eleven houses and four cows were gutted in a fire at Darisaya village in Jhawail union under Gopalpur upazila of the district on Sunday night.

The fire originated from an electric short circuit at a house in the village around 11:30 pm and soon engulfed the adjacent houses, in-charge of Gopalpur Fire Service and Civil Defense Rafiqul Islam said.

Being informed, Fire Service and Civil Defense rushed to the spot and doused the blaze with the help of locals after one-hour efforts, he added.

Upazila administration will provide financial support to the victims, Gopalpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (Additional-in-charge) Nazmul Hossain said.