Two houses were gutted in a fire in Taplejung on Tuesday.

According to the District Police Office, Taplejung , properties worth around Rs 1.5 million were destroyed in the fire.

Police said that the houses of Harka Bahadur Paluwa and Subas Nalbu were engulfed in the flame.

The fire destroyed cash, food and clothes inside the houses. Two sheds close to the houses were also turned into ashes.

Some forests of the district have also caught fire.

At least seven houses were gutted in the last seven days in the district, the office informed.