Goods including clothes, food, gold and silver jewelry, and cash, including other articles worth around tens of millions of rupees were gutted in the fire at Basbiti Jigadiya VDC Ward No 8 and 9, and at Ward No 3 and 4 of Raghunathpur VDC of the district, police stated. [break]
The fire started from around 3:00 pm could not be brought under control till evening as the fire was fanned by high winds.
Local people, Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force worked for hours to bring the fire under control.
Details on the losses caused by the inferno has yet to be ascertained, said Krishna Pyara Kharel, Deputy Superintendent of Police, at the District Police Office, Rautahut.
Meanwhile five houses and four cow-sheds caught fire in Harnamani VDC in Makawanpur district on Saturday evening.
In the incident, property worth around Rs. 1.75 was gutted, said Police Inspector Nirmal Thapa.
Locals and police personnel brought the fire under control with the help of a fire-engine after four hours, stated police.
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