A major fire broke out in Bihar’s Darbhanga district on Sunday, killing at least three people and destroying around 1000 houses that were gutted in the blaze.
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The tragedy unfolded in Nadiyami village from where the fire started spreading across many other villages, reports ANI.
3 persons dead & more than 1000 houses gutted in fire in Bihar’s Darbhanga, fire department trying to douse flames pic.twitter.com/5m1RKbxBjF
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Several fire tenders are relentlessly working to douse the flames, which eventually spread over a large area.
This is the second such incident in the state in less than a week. On Friday, at least 13 people were killed when a fire broke out in a house during a function in Aurangabad district of Bihar.
More details on the incident awaited.
(Feature image source : ANI)