Chapra, Bihar:
Five children were charred to death on Saturday when a fire engulfed more than 100 huts at Kothia village in Saran district, police said.
All of them are below five years.
The fire, the cause of which is yet to be confirmed, broke out in a house and soon engulfed the huts, they said.
Properties worth over Rs 10 lakh was gutted in the fire that raged for over two hours, they added.