Siliguri, March 15 :    Siliguri, March 15:  A devastating fire destroyed 43 houses and damaged 13 others in Pokhriabong town on the Indo-Nepal border in Darjeeling sub-division last night. A police camp and some business establishments were also gutted. Police sources said the fire broke out around 10 pm and engulfed the row of houses - mostly wooden structures - within minutes. It gutted an adjoining district police camp but policemen managed to retrieve all stored weapons and ammunition. Fifteen fire tenders from Darjeeling, Kurseong and Bijonbari were pressed into service, but it took them over five hours to douse the flames Over 350 people were rendered homeless in the blaze. They have been put up at a local community hall. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Properties worth Rs 1.3 crore were destroyed in the fire, sources added.