Baglung, January 9
Three children were killed in a fire at Tara Village of Tarakhola Rural Municipality in the district on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased are local Dil Bahadur Gharti’s six-year-old daughter, Ritu, and five-year-old son Aayush, and Rudra Bahadur Roka’s six-year-old son Ronish, said ward chair Jit Bahadur Khatri.
The children were playing at a cowshed of Yam Bahadur Khatri when the cowshed caught fire. The cause behind the fire was yet to be confirmed, Khatri added.
According to the District Police Office Chief DSP Deepak Regmi, the cattle were safe as they were taken out for grazing in the afternoon.
Detailed report of the loss was yet to be received, he added.
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