A fatal house fire claimed lives of an elderly couple in Tashiding Village under Samtse. Their bodies have been handed over to their relatives.
No one knows how their one-storied house caught fire. Eyewitnesses say by the time they reached the spot at 11:30 PM yesterday, the fire had engulfed the house.
It took armed force personnel, gewog administration officials and villagers, couple of hours to douse the fire.
A semso of Nu.20,000 was handed over to the bereaved family members.
