Fire destroys seven houses, loss of property worth Rs 5.4 million

Nepal Views

Kathmandu: Seven houses from Birgunj metropolis-17 were gutted in fire on Tuesday.

The fire spread from a thatch-roof house of local Mahendra Sahani and engulfed seven other houses in the vicinity. The property worth Rs 5.4 million was lost in the fire. According to Rajiv Bahadur Chhetri, chair of ward no 17. ‘As it was a huge blaze, we could not douse on time. Not only houses but also cowsheds are burnt to ashes,’ said Sahani. He also said that nothing inside the houses could be saved.

Likewise, Kumar Bikram Thapa, DSP at District Police Office, Parsa said that it took two hours for two fire engines to extinguish the blaze. Ward chair Chhetri said the local level would take initiatives to provide relief to the needy.

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