Fire at Syuchatar perishes property worth Rs 1.5 million

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)