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Property worth Rs 60 million gutted in Bhaktapur fire

A fire erupted in Kaushaltar of Bhaktapur district, on Sunday, March 3, 2019.

Bhaktapur, March 4

A massive fire engulfed the Shrestha Furniture and Wood Industry at Kaushaltar, Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-3, of Bhaktapur district, east of Kathmandu, last night.

The furniture enterprise being run by Raju Shrestha caught the fire after a short circuit.

SP Himal Kumar Shrestha of Metropolitan Police Range informs that the inferno broke out at 11:00 last night was brought under control at 4:00 this morning.

A loss amounting to Rs 60 million was incurred when the fire ravaged national and international brand furniture items, machines, and raw materials stored there.

The fire also has caused damages to the private house of Shrestha, an icecream factory of Mangal Shrestha and house of Pradeep Silwal.

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