Balasore: In a tragic incident, as many as four houses and 40 quintals of paddy were allegedly gutted in the fire after a cowshed caught fire. The incident happened on Wednesday night after a fire broke out in the cowshed in Ishan village under Bangalpur gram panchayat under Simulia police station in Balasore district.According to information, on Wednesday night a mosquito coil was lit in the cowshed. However, the coil somehow came in contact with the dried straw and husk in the cowshed. The fire then spread to the house of one Dhiren Mallick.The locals rushed to douse the fire and the fire tenders reached the spot and brought the situation under control. However, the 40 quintals of harvested paddy grains were ruined in the fire along with properties worth lakhs of rupees.