KATHMANDU, June 19: While fire safety is still an under-discussed issue among building code drafters, fire accidents killed as many as 95 lives and caused property losses worth Rs 4.88 billion across the country in the fiscal year 2018/19. This marks a significant increase in the loss of life and property in fire accidents.

KATHMANDU, March 9: While the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has been emphasizing on fire safety after fire accidents emerged as the prime cause of property damage in the previous fiscal year, fire accidents have kept increasing in the current fiscal year.