200 huts in Hridaychak village in Bihar's Jehanabad district caught fire.
200 huts in Bihar's Jehanabad district were burnt down on Thursday.
The huts in Hridaychak village, that were mostly made of hay and belonged to Dalit families, caught fire.
Fire tenders that arrived on the spot struggled to control the fire for hours.
Authorities say intense heat in the area could be the culprit. Temperature in Jehanabad soared to 42 degree Celsius on Thursday.
Hridaychak village in Bihar's Jehanabad district has been burnt down totally.
There have been instances of fire across Bihar in the last few days, and officials say that rising heat is the cause in many cases.
Officials said a formal investigation has also been launched to ascertain the cause of fire.