20130822 Nepal Fire guts shanties at Manohara slum
Nepal Aug 22 2013 “Houses”
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Fire guts shanties at Manohara slum
Updated: 2013-08-23-17:40
THT ONLINE
KATHMANDU: A fire broke out in the slum area on the bank of Manohara River in Lokanthali, Bhaktapur on Thursday evening.
The fire started following leakage of cooking gas from a shanty owned by Krishna Bahadur Tamang and spread in the neighbourhood at around 7:15 pm yesterday, police said.
Shanties of Tamang, Barsome Sherpa and Julari Tamang were also reduced into ashes.
Police and fire brigade controlled the fire at 8 pm. The slum dwellers also helped them to fight the fire.
Police estimated that properties worth Rs 4.31 lakh were destroyed in the incident.
Websource:The Himalayan times
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