20170501 Taplejung house gutted in lightning-sparked fire
Philippines Apr 30 2017 “Houses”
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Taplejung house gutted in lightning-sparked fire
Updated: 2017-05-01 12:00
TAPLEJUNG: Property worth millions were gutted after a lightning sparked fire in a three-storey house in Taplejung district on Sunday evening.
The house belonging to Gyan Bahadur Sherpa in Khokling area of Mikhwakhola Rural Municipality-1 in the district was reduced to ashes in the lightning-triggered blaze, according to a local resident Laxmi Khatiwada.
It has been reported that local Pasang Sherpa was injured in the lightning incident.
“Millions have been lost in the flames which engulfed the three storey-building,” Red Cross Branch Khokling Chair, Jharendra Thapa said.
Web Source:The Himalayan times
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