• Thursday, 7 August 2025

Elderly woman critically wounded in cylinder gas triggered fire

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Surunga (Jhapa), Aug 7: An elderly woman aged around 81 sustained injuries in a fire incident that was triggered by cylinder gas leakage in Surunga, Jhapa today.

Police Sub-Inspector Khagend Bahadur Khadka at the District Police Office, Jhapa, informed that octogenarian Batulimaya Dahal was injured in the fire occurred at the house of Dhruba Shrestha in Kanakai Municipality-3, Surunga. 

The fire broke out after leakage of gas cylinder while she was preparing meal. 

Police have reported that various parts of her body were found burnt. Local residents and a police team from the Surunga Area Police Office immediately rescued her and took her to Kanakai Municipal Hospital for treatment. 

The critically injured elderly was referred for further treatment to B & C Medical College in Birtamod as treatment was not possible there, police informed. 

The fire destroyed food grains, clothes, and other belongings inside the room. 

A police team deployed under the command of Assistant Sub-Inspector Subhas Dhungana from the Surunga Area Police Office, and local residents managed to control the fire with support from and fire brigade. (RSS)

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