At least six houses were reduced to ashes when a fire broke at Chinnamasta Rural Municipality-5 in Saptari on Friday.
Ward Chairman Jaya Prakash Thakur said that the fire that started from a mosquito coil destroyed the houses of six pets including Mahendra Kamait.
The District Police Office, Saptari said that properties worth around Rs 2.3 million were destroyed in the fire.
Chairman Thakur said that the fire was taken under control with the help of locals after three hours.
