20150207 Nepal Fire in cotton factory guts property worth Rs. 3.3 mln
Nepal Feb 07 2015 “Factories”
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Fire in cotton factory guts property worth Rs. 3.3 mln
Fire engine driver killed in accident
Updated: 2015-02-08 13:48
KATHMANDU: Property worth around Rs. 3.3 million was reduced to rubbles when a massive fire broke out at a cotton factory, spread over three ropanis of land, in Anantlingeshwor Municipality-1 of Bhaktapur on Saturday night.
The fire that broke out at the cotton factory of Jeet Bahadur Khadka of Jiri-6, Dolakha, yesterday, was taken under control in the wee hours of Sunday.
Though the locals had tried to douse the fire immediately after the incident, they failed to contain the blaze as it quickly spread to all parts of the factory.
It has been learnt that the locals had pelted stones at a fire engine arguing that it came 45 minutes late although called so early.
Personnel from the Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army backed by the fire engines started to douse the fire at around 9:45 pm yesterday but managed to contain the fire at around 2 am today.
Police said that five truck cotton, raw materials and clothes among others were completely destroyed in the fire.
The cause behind the fire is yet to be established.
Fire engine driver killed
Meanwhile, a fire engine belonging to the Nepal Police met with an accident in front of the Muni Bhairab, Tinkune yesteday, killing its driver and injuring four others.
The deceased has been identified as Ranjeet Shrestha (23).
Police said that the injured persons are receiving treatment at the Nepal Police Hospital, Maharajgunj.
After refilling water in Mahankal, the fire engine was heading towards Bhaktapur to douse the fire, when the incident occurred.
No human casaulty has been reported yet.
Web Source: The Himalayan Times
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