FUNGLING, Dec 9: A house in Fungling municipality, the district headquarters of Taplejung, was destroyed in a fire that took place early this morning. As a result, property worth five hundred thousand rupees was destroyed.
The fire gutted the house of Lal Bahadur Gurung in the Ukalipani tole of ward no 5 in the municipality.
The fire was extinguished with the help of the fire department of Fungling Municipality, the local residents, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepali Army personnel.