गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Five killed in Tulasipur inferno Nepal Five killed in Tulasipur inferno KathmanduPati February 11, 2022 TULASIPUR – Five people have died due to suffocation after a house caught fire in Tulasipr last night. Those killed in the incident are 14-year-old Sajita Khatun, 14-year-old Hasan Bakas, 16-year-old Masin Bakas, 40-year-old Nardin Ali and six-year-old Abid Din Ali of Tulasipur Sub-metropolitan City-5, the Area Police Office Tulasipur said. A fire broke out at 2 am today at a footwear godown at Tulasipur-5 ‘Nga’ Line. Although people were rescued immediately after the fire broke out, five persons died of asphyxiation since the inferno went out of control. The dead bodies of the victims were retrieved around 7.30 this morning after the fire subsided. The fire broke out at Iram Footwear Godown. Among the victims, three were retrieved from the third floor and two from the fourth floor of the house. Police said the fire started after the electricity meter exploded. The fire started from the first floor and the victims could not be rescued as they had been sleeping in the second and third floor while the fire took unmanageable proportion. Nepal Police, Nepali Army and the Armed Police Force as well as locals, people’s representatives were involved in rescue since the night. But the five victims could not be saved since the inferno could not be contained. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Turkey invites Nepal PM to COP31 climate summit Nepal tunnel adopts cashless toll payment system Nepal monsoon defies early El Niño drought fears Nepal police plan anti-cyber scam centre amid rising cybercrime When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ? India’s Jaishankar to invite Balen for BRICS summit Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief4 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions