Kathmandu, 16: A house with tin
roof owned by a local Krishna Hari Shrestha in Kathmandu was ablaze, perishing
the property worth Rs 1.5 million last night.
The fire that broke out at 9:40pm
continued for an hour which destroyed the one-story house at Syuchatar of
Nagarjun municipality-7, according to Apil Bohara, spokesperson at the District
Police Range, Kathmandu.
As there was a narrow street to
access the house set ablaze, it was difficult to reach the fire engine so that
emergency intervention would be put in place on time.
However, the security persons and
locals jointly extinguished the fire with the help of two small-size fire
engines. Although four other fire engines had reached around the incident site,
they could not access the right place owing to a narrow street.
A team of police persons led by
chief of Kalimati Police Circle, Rupak Khadka, was mobilized to douse the fire.
Even the police persons from Swayambhu assisted the rescue team.
All household items including
clothes, food grains, furniture and utensils were destroyed in the blaze.
Police have guessed that the
incident occurred due to power leakage. (RSS)