गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Fire destroys seven houses, loss of property worth Rs 5.4 million Nepal Fire destroys seven houses, loss of property worth Rs 5.4 million KathmanduPati April 23, 2024 File Photo KATHMANDU – Seven houses from Birgunj metropolis-17 were gutted in fire this morning. The fire spread from a thatch-roof house of local Mahendra Sahani engulfed seven other houses in 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,” he informed. Nothing inside the houses could be saved, according to him. Kumar Bikram Thapa, DSP at District Police Office, Parsa, informed 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 ones. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Smart traffic light system to be introduced in Kathmandu Valley Tribhuvan Army Club, APF meeting in finals of PM Men’s Cricket Tournament Preparations to ease lockdown in Kathmandu Valley Collateral Effects – India-China Border Quandary Nepal Army will be run under its own system: Chief of Army Staff Thapa NC’s main aim is general election: Leader Mahat Gopichandra selected for Olympics Govt, Biplav-led CPN ink three-point agreement
