INRUWA: A fire gutted four houses at Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality-2 on Sunday. Property worth  Rs 1.2 million was destroyed in the incident.

The inferno destroyed houses of locals, including Ram Prasad Sharma, Deep Narayan Sharma, Budh Narayan Sharma and Satya Narayan Sharma, according to Gyanendra Prasad Phuyal, deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Sunsari.

The flame was contained with the help of locals, police and fire engine.