KATHMANDU, April 5: One person died while four others were injured when a house caught fire at Lazimpat in the capital on Thursday night.
The incident occurred when the three-story house belonging to Dharma Maharjan caught fire, DSP Hobindra Bogati at the Metropolitan Police Teku told Republica Online.
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The deceased has been identified as Bhesh Bahadur Thapa of Okhaldhunga who had been living in a rented room at Maharjan's house.
Thapa, who was seriously injured in the fire incident, breathed his last on the way when he was being rushed to Maharajgunj-based Teaching Hospital. Of the injured, two have been undergoing treatment in the hospital and two have been discharged.
The police have launched the probe into the fire incident.
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