Bajura fire: 35 shops perish, property loss worth Rs 87.7 million

Bajura, June 7: At least 35 shops were burnt to ashes at Bamla bazaar of Budhiganga municipality-6. The fire started when a cooking gas cylinder exploded at a local Nabadurga hotel while cooking food on Friday afternoon. 

According to the District Police Office, all the shops at Bamka bazaar were destroyed in fire. As per the preliminary investigation, property worth Rs 87.7 million gutted in the inferno, said Information Officer Dev Bahadur Chaudhary. He shared that the fire destroyed the property worth Rs 18 million belonging to Yognath Neupane, Rs 15 million each of Toyanath Neupane, Chhatra Thapa and Dhan Bahadur Saud.

However, the complete details of the losses caused by fire are awaited.

Various sorts of outlets—fancy, medical, electronic, stationery and hotels – turned into ashes. Even a motorcycle (Su Pa Pra 01-001 Pa 4681) was burnt. 

Victims complained that a huge amount of property was destroyed for lack of fire engine at local level. 

A meeting of the District Disaster Management Committee held on Friday decided to ask the province and federal governments to make arrangement of relief and rehabilitation to the victims.  (RSS)