Fire at tea factory, property worth Rs 30 million gutted

Published On: July 30, 2021 12:39 PM NPT By: Republica

Ilam, July 30: An electrical short circuit caused a huge fire on Thursday night at the Raktakali Tea Industry in Suryodaya Municipality-8 of Ilam. Property worth Rs 30 million is speculated to be destroyed by the fire.

According to police, the tea factory registered under the name of Dinesh Majhi, near Siddhi Khola caught fire at around 9PM. The fire has been put out by the police, Armed Police Force, and Nepal Army along with the help of locals.

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