KATARI, March 11: Two children of the same family died in a fire incident at Rautamai Rural Municipality in Udayapur district.

14 houses gutted in the fire in Tehrathum

February 25, 2023 10:45 am

TEHRATHUM, Feb 25: A total of 14 houses in Hattikharka were completely damaged due to the fire that broke out in Chuhandanda in Atharai-6 on Friday. A local Yangdolma Tamang, 50, was injured in the fire. She is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Phidim.

JUMLA, Feb 7: One person has died in a fire in Chandannath Municipality-1 Thinke of Jumla.

BANKE, Jan 30: Bhanu BK of Kohalpur Municipality-2 in Shaktinagar, set his wife Ganga and 2-year-old son Prince on fire before fleeing the scene on Sunday.

BANKE, Jan 30: Bhanu BK of Kohalpur Municipality-2 in  Shaktinagar, set his wife Ganga and 2-year-old son Prince on fire before fleeing the scene on Sunday.

Huge property gutted in Damak fire

January 15, 2023 11:00 am

JHAPA, Jan 15: Nine shops were gutted in a fire that broke out early this morning at Namuna bazaar of Damak in Jhapa district. Police said that a huge property was damaged in the fire.

TAPLEJUNG, Dec 28: A fire that broke out on Wednesday morning in Ward No-1 Thinglabu, Meringden Rural Municipality, Taplejung, destroyed three houses.

An elderly woman dies in house fire

December 28, 2022 11:50 am

LAHAN, Dec 28:   An elderly woman died after a fire broke out in a shed in Bode Barsain  Rural Municipality-4, Silhat village of Saptari on Tuesday night.

A fire breaks out in a school in Jumla

December 25, 2022 16:49 pm

JUMLA, Dec 25: A fire broke out at a school in Jumla in the wee hours today.

UDAYAPUR, Dec 20: Property worth 50 million rupees has been gutted in a fire that broke out in Bakshila Bazaar of Kepilasagadhi Rural Municipality-4, Khotang.

Fire destroys house is in Udayapur

December 13, 2022 07:46 am

Udayapur, Dec 13: A fire that broke out on Monday afternoon destroyed a house in Udayapur. According to the preliminary investigation of the police, the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit.

JANAKPURDHAM, Dec 8: A fire broke out in an electronic shop in Kshireshwarnath Municipality-5, Mahendranagar Bazaar, on Wednesday night.

GAUR, Nov 24: A massive fire broke out in Gaur, the headquarters of Rautahat last night. The fire broke out at the Islam cloth shop at Maisthan Chowk in Gaur municipality-1 on Wednesday at 11PM.

Fuel tanker catches fire at TIA

November 22, 2022 12:37 pm

KATHMANDU, NOV 21: The equipment attached to a tanker used to refill planes caught fire at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Tuesday. The airport administration said that the fire was immediately brought under control.

KHAMANON, India, Nov 9: Smoke billows out of the fields in India's Punjab state as several thousand acres of crop stubble are set on fire, wrapping surrounding areas in a thick, grey blanket.

HETAUDA, Oct 28: Hetauda on Thursday reported an explosion of LPG cylinders following a fire that broke out in a hotel near the bus park at Hetauda Sub-metropolis-10.

DEUKHURI, Oct 25: Fire broke out in three furniture shops in Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-15 in Dang district last night. The fire occurred after the power leakage, police said.

CHITWAN, Oct 14: A massive fire has broken out in a pulpy juice manufacturing industry in Ratnanagar in the eastern part of Chitwan district.

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: A fire broke out at a scrap garage in Dhobighat, Lalitpur.

Fire at Balaju brought under control

August 10, 2022 18:02 pm

KATHMANDU, August 10: After the tireless efforts of the security agencies, a massive fire that broke out at a shoe factory in Balaju, Kathmandu has been brought under control.

KATHMANDU, August 10: According to the police, a fire broke out in the One World shoe factory located in Balaju, Kathmandu on Wednesday morning.

KATHMANDU, August 10: A fire has broken out in Baisdhara, Balaju in Kathmandu. According to the Balaju Police Circle, a fire broke out in a shoe factory in Balaju.

Fire breaks out in Taplejung

July 18, 2022 12:59 pm

TAPLEJUNG, July 17: A fire broke out in Meringden Rural Municipality, Taplejung on Monday morning. The fire destroyed the house of Local Dawa Sherpa in Santhakra, Meringden Rural Municipality-2.

Arson at Thakur Ram Multiple Campus

July 17, 2022 12:24 pm

BIRGUNJ, July 17: A group set fire to the Thakur Ram Multipurpose Campus in Adarsh Nagar, Birgunj on Saturday. Protesting against the shifting of the examination center, some students of the campus set fire to the campus on Friday.

KATHMANDU, July 13: A fire broke out at Bhrikuti Mandap on the Exhibition Road,  Kathmandu Wednesday afternoon. According to the police, the fire broke out in the wheelchair warehouse of the locality.

Fire destroys hotel in Janakpur

June 21, 2022 16:50 pm

JANAKPUR June 21- A fire broke out in Bansbari Restaurant and Café located at Janakpur Sub-metropolis-4. According to Pradip Bahadur Chettri, the fire was brought under control after efforts for half an hour.

TAPLEJUNG, June 20: An unfortunate incident of fire has taken place in Taplejung — a district that was already grappling with the losses caused by floods and landslides.

NEPALGUNJ, June 12: A fire broke out at the Survey Office in Nepalgunj. The fire broke out when there was a sudden power outage during the storm.

JANAKPURDHAM, June 3: A fire broke out on a Nepali train coming from Jayanagar to Janakpur after acid was spilled in one of the compartments.

BHAKTAPUR, April 25: A fire broke out at a housing chemical and machinery equipment warehouse at Kamerotar of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-5 in Bhaktapur district on Sunday night, destroying properties worth approximately Rs 60 million, according to the police.

KARNALI, April 23: Four children have died in a fire that broke out in Jumla Kudari Sarkiwada village of Tila Municipality-3 last night.

KATHMANDU, April 10: A massive fire broke out at a party palace at Khusibu in Kathmandu on Sunday evening, destroying properties worth approximately Rs 4.5 million.

Cargo truck catches fire

March 31, 2022 11:30 am

BHARATPUR, March 31: A truck carrying bricks caught fire at Bharatpur Metropolis-29, Satrakilo on Thursday.

CHITWAN, March 18: Property worth six million rupees was gutted in a fire that broke out at Khairahani of Madi Municipality-4 this morning.

Taplejung fire brought under control

March 11, 2022 14:15 pm

TAPLEJUNG, March 11: Fire that broke out this morning at local Kopche village in Phungling, the district headquarters of Taplejung, has been brought under control now. The fire was brought under control jointly by the fire brigades, Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force (APF) personnel.

Elderly dies in Taplejung fire

March 11, 2022 11:09 am

TAPLEJUNG, March 11: An elderly woman who was hurt in the fire that occurred at local Kopche bazaar in Phungling of Taplejung district died while receiving treatment.

TAPLEJUNG, March 11: A fire has started at local Kopche in Phungling, the district headquarters of Taplejung. The fire broke out at 8AM today from a house at Kopche bazaar.

SOLU, March 7: A massive fire has broken out since last night in Nakchung community forest near the Tenzing Hillary Airport in Lukla, Solukhumbu. The local residents said controlling the fire was a difficult task for them as the area is a steep cliff.

Beneath the Blaze

March 7, 2022 06:30 am

Soil is the ultimate source of our food and substratum. This valuable earthly resource is affected by burns in many ways. A raging fire might alter the soil beneath at molecular levels.

JALESHWOR, Marsh 5: Five shops at a bazaar at Matihani Municipaity-8 have been burnt down in a fire today morning, destroying property worth approximately Rs 15 million, said the police. However, no human casualties are reported in the blaze.

MECHINAGAR, Feb 12: A fire broke out at Mansha Thai foods in Duhagadhi of Jhapa's Mechinagar Municipality-14 Saturday morning. The fire has not been extinguished yet.

Five killed in Tulsipur shoe shop fire

February 11, 2022 10:18 am

DANG, Feb 11: Five people have died in a fire in Tulsipur, Dang district. They died in a fire at a shoe store in Tulsipur. Five people who were unconscious after a fire broke out in Iram Footwear shoe and slipper shop last night were taken out in the morning.

JHAPA, Febb 4: Property worth millions of rupees was turned into ashes after a fire broke out on Thursday in a shoe factory at Mechinagar Municipality in Jhapa district.

Birendranagar, Jan 10: Goods worth Rs 300,000 were damaged in a fire at Eager Breeze Boarding School of Birendranagar Municipality-10, Surkhet.

NEW YORK, Jan 10: A faulty space heater on a chilly Sunday morning sparked a fire that filled a high-rise Bronx apartment building with thick smoke, killing 19 people including nine children. It was New York City’s deadliest fire in three decades.

PANCHTHAR, Jan 6: A huge fire that broke out at Phalelung Rural Municipality-6 in Panchthar district on Wednesday night was brought under control at midnight.

JALESHWAR, Dec 28: An unidentified group torched five shops at Bhatauliya bazar of Ekdara Rural Municipality on Monday night.

Fire at Indreni Complex in New Baneshwor

December 20, 2021 16:42 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 20: A fire has broken out at Indreni Complex in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu. The fire broke out at the gym center in the complex on Monday afternoon, according to DSP Mim Bahadur Lama at the Metropolitan Police Circle Office, Baneshwor.

Two children die in fire

November 28, 2021 13:05 pm

BHARATPUR, Nov 28: Two children died in a fire at the house of Jit Bahadur Rumba in Rapti Municipality Ward No. 1 Mainatar, Chitwan on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Suraj, 3, grandson and Manisa Tamang, 3, granddaughter of Rumba from his daughter's side, according to the District Police Office, Chitwan.

Three minors killed in fire

November 23, 2021 11:11 am

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Nov 23: Three minors were killed when fire broke out at Jhankritol of Sursingh village, Helambu Rural Municipality-7 in the district. The incident occurred as fire gutted the cowshed of local Sancha Tamang.