Around 50 houses, including a kindergarten, were gutted by a fire that broke out at a tin-shed colony in Bhogra Bypass area of Gazipur city on Monday noon.

Deputy Assistant Director of Gazipur Fire Service Md Aktaruzzaman said the fire erupted at a house of Shakhawat Colony around 1pm and it soon engulfed the adjoining houses, UNB reports.

Being informed, four fire-fighting units rushed in and doused the blaze after one hour of frantic efforts.

However, the reason behind the fire and the extent of losses could not be known yet.