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One dead, 11 injured in Baglung after house collapses during demolition

One person has died while 11 others have been injured after a house undergoing demolition suddenly collapsed in Bagl...

By Republica

BAGLUNG, Sept 14: One person has died while 11 others have been injured after a house undergoing demolition suddenly collapsed in Baglung on Saturday afternoon.


According to officials from the District Police Office (DPO), Baglung, Beg Bahadur BK, 55, died while demolishing a house in Burtibang Bazar in Dhorpatan Municipality-1 of the district.


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According to spokesperson of the DPO, Inspector Pratap Paudel, the house was being dismantled when it collapsed unexpectedly at around 2:30 pm, injuring 12 individuals initially. The injured included the owner of the house BK and 11 other workers. Inspector Paudel informed that BK died at around 4 pm while undergoing treatment at Burtibang Primary Health Center.


According to Paudel, the injured have been identified as Shankar Panthi, 26, of Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City-9; Sugant Paudel, 24, of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-10; Khadak Prasad BK, Indra Rasaili, 20, Kopila Chhantyal, 40, and Shubh Budhamgar, 50, of Dhorpatan Municipality-4; Devisara BK, 40, and Thamkumari BK, 30, of Dhorpatan Municipality-1; Kham Maya Gharti, 38, Tek Bahadur BK, 35, and Tekmaya Rasaili, 51, of Tamankhola Rural Municipality-1.


Inspector Paudel informed that everyone who was buried in the house was rescued and taken to the health center and the 11 injured workers have been pronounced safe as of 8 pm.

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