200 houses gutted by fire; at least one dead

At least one person has been burnt alive and over 200 houses gutted by fire in various parts of the country on Saturday.

Sukraraj Yoktangden, 45, of Subhang VDC in Panchthar died when he got trapped in a raging fire in Salleri forest as he was returning home from work. His brother Dil Kumar, who was injured in the fire, is undergoing treatment at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan. The fire that started three days ago has still not come in control.

In another incident, five people have been reportedly killed in fire in Myagdi. The names of the deceased and the extent of damage are not known. The fire started from a house at 8 pm and had not come in control till late night.

Some 200 houses belonging to 76 families of Mahuwa Tole in Saptari’s Chhinnamasta VDC were gutted and property worth Rs 15 million damaged when the fire spread from the house of a local, Laxmi Raut, Saturday morning.

Likewise, 25 houses in Chaugargi, Gulariya of Bardiya district and about 15 houses in Subarnapur VDC of Parsa have been destroyed by fire on Saturday.

With the advent of the dry season coupled by the prolonged dry spell, incidents of fire have been frequent in the recent days. An entire village in Kapilvastu with about 80 houses had been reduced to a pile of ashes by fire only a week ago. nepalnews.com Mar 01 09

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