The forest fire that spread to nearby settlement reduced houses belonging to 18 households to ashes. The 18 houses that were burnt included 11 houses from Jaluke, and seven in Simalpani.Some of fire victims are compelled to live under open skies while others have sought shelter in neighboring villages.
Although there is no report of any human death or injury, some domestic animals were killed in the fires.
Due to strong wind, the forest fire had spread to the human settlements, fire victim Gyan Bahadur Neupane informed.
A joint effort by Nepal Army, Nepal Police and locals had doused the fire late at night on Sunday. Local fire victims have blamed authorities' lack of interest in controlling the fire. The forest fire has also destroyed wild animals, birds and herbs.
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