RATNAGAR (Chitwan), Jan 23: Properties worth over Rs 600,000 were destroyed when a cotton go-down at Bharatpur in Chitwan district caught a fire Monday afternoon.
According to Superintendent of Police Deepak Thapa, the fire erupted due to short circuit at 2:30 pm in the go-down that was at the house of Shankar Shrestha of Bharatpur-10 in the district.
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The fire that broke out due to short circuit was doused in 15 minutes with the help from the fire brigade, security personnel, and locals, police said.
Police said further investigation into the case was underway. RSS
