20140419 Nepal Fire destroys 10 houses‚ kills cattle
Nepal Apr 19 2014 “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire destroys 10 houses‚ kills cattle
Updated: 2014-04-19-22:24
RAUTAHAT: A fire that locals had made this morning to repel mosquitoes destroyed 10 houses and three cowsheds in a Dalit settlement in Prempur Gonahi VDC of Rautahat.
Police said the villagers had lit the fire around five in the morning. Houses and cowsheds belonging to Prabhu Paswan, Tulasi Paswan, Mukti Paswan, Chandeshwor Paswan, Krishna Paswan, Surendra Paswan, Bilash Pasawan, Ruplal Rawat have been completely destroyed. The fire also killed around 18 cattle.
A fire engine from Gaur and police personnel supported by locals took the fire under control after two hours, informed Garuda Area Police Office.
With 10 houses completely destroyed, about 90 people from 10 families now do not have roofs over their heads.
“All our belongings — utensils, clothes and food grains among other valuables — were destroyed within minutes,” said Ruplal Rawat, one of the victims, adding: “We do not know what we are going to do now; how will we build houses again.”
Gajendra Sah, a local teacher, estimated that property worth around Rs 20 lakh could have been destroyed in the fire.
Websource:The Himalayan times
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