KAILALI, Dec 8: A fire gutted a under-construction bitumen factory named M.S Industry and destroyed properties more than 10 million here at Lamki Chuha Municipality-11 of the district on the wee hour of Tuesday morning.
Subodh Upreti, a manager at the industry informed that the fire has interrupted in the construction works of the factory.
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Upreti further said that construction work was underway aiming to begin the production within two months.
"Now it may take additional six months to complete the works," added Upreti.
Police informed that the incident might have taken place due to short circuit.
The fire was taken under control with the joint effort of fire extinguishers, Nepal Army, Nepal Police, and Armed Police Force.
