A minor charred to death, 35 houses gutted in Bihar

Darbhanga, Apr 22 (UNI) A minor was charred to death and altogether 85 houses were reduced to ashes when fire broke out at different districts in Bihar.

Police said about 35 huts razed to ground at Ufraul village under Gaura Bowram block in Darbhanga district today.

The mishap occurred when a hut accidentally caught fire from a cooking stove, police said adding that no casualty has been reported so far.

Meanwhile, a report from Bhagalpur district stated that a minor was killed and atleast fifty hutments were reduced to ashes at Goriasi village under Abjuganj police station area late last night.

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