A major fire that broke out at Shanigakunta village in Mangapet mandal on Thursday night completely gutted as many as 20 thatched houses/huts rendering around 40 tribal families homeless in the midst of peak summer.
However, no one was hurt, sources said.
The intensity of the fire mishap was such that apart from the household items, educational and other certificates were also reduced to ashes in the massive fire, sources said.
