BHOJPUR: Two incidents of fire were reported in Bhojpur district on Tuesday.

Property worth around Rs 500,000 was reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at the house of Talak Pandey in Shyamshila-6 of the district.

Police said that Rs 150,000 in cash, various gold ornaments and a solar battery were destroyed in the fire.

The fire that spread from a nearby forest destroyed the house of Pandey at around 10:30 am yesterday, it has been learned.

The flame was later taken under control with the help of locals and police personnel at around 3 pm, the Bastim Police Post informed.

Similarly, a fire that broke out at the house of Maya Rai in Dewantar of the district at around 5 pm destroyed property worth around Rs 700,000.

The fire was doused at around 7 pm.

Police said that they are looking into both cases.