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Excelsior CorrespondentUDHAMPUR June 21: Property worth lakhs was reduced to ashes as two houses along with house- hold items were totally gutted in major fire incident in Jakhed area of tehsil Latti in Dudu Sub Division today. As the houses were mainly made of wood both these adjoining structures were engulfed by huge flames within no time. SDM further said that Fire Services vehicle from Chenani covering about 70 kms of distance reached at the site after three hours and by then both the houses had been reduced to ashes. Moreover there was urgent need of Fire Station at Latti tehsil headquarters Chib said. Meanwhile local Sarpanches and BDC members of Dudu- Latti area claimed that property could have been saved today if Government had established a Fire Station in this far- flung area..