Lalitpur forest fire: Another injured also dies

Kathmandu: Another person has also breathed his last in an attempt to douse a fire that broke out at Tapeshwor Community Forest in Godavari Municipality-4, Badikhel.

Ramesh Pahari died while undergoing treatment at the Kirtipur-based Burn Hospital. Shankar and Ramesh were seriously injured when they went to contain the forest fire. Shankar died on Tuesday while Ramesh died on Wednesday.

Superintendent of Police at the District Police Range, Lalitpur, Naresh Raj Subedi, told RSS the fire broke out in community forests of Godavari municipality-6, Tikabhaira, Mahadev Khola Satya community forest of ward 5, Tapeshwar temple’s forest of ward 4, Badikhel, Chheda Community forest of ward 9, Jayabhadra community forest of ward 3, Charghare community forest, ward 10.

Likewise SP Subedi further said the fire also caught Dhungeni Patle community forest, Taplechap community forest of ward 2, government forest at Kundulle of Bagmati Rural Municipality-5 and Lubhu Patle Community Forest of Mahalaxmi Municipality-3 since last night.

RSS