20141104 Nepal Fire guts property worth Rs. 6mln in Balkhu
Nepal Nov 04 2014 “Houses”
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Fire guts property worth Rs. 6mln in Balkhu
Updated: 2014-11-04-10:31
KATHMANDU: Properties worth around Rs. 6,000,000 have been reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at the Rupakheti Vegetable and General Suppliers in Balkhu in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Police said that the vegeteble shop operated by Rajendra Rupakheti on the ground floor of the house of Buddha Maharjan in Balkhu caught fire at around 2 am today.
Police said that electric short circuit ignited the fire.
The fire was extinguished with the help of locals backed by police personnel and five fire engines after five hours.
Websource:The Himalayan times
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