Kathmandu, November 1
Eight people were injured in a fire at Ambe Steel’s iron rod manufacturing plant in Bakaspur, Janaki Rural Municipality-5, Banke, on Sunday morning.
The fire broke out around 5:40 am after an electrical short circuit in three furnaces used to melt iron inside the factory. Each furnace has a capacity of 25 tonnes.
According to police, five of the injured are from Banke district, while three are from India’s Bahraich district.
Following reports of the fire, a five-member police team led by Senior Police Assistant Inspector Ludra Bahadur KC from the Khajura Khurd Area Police Office was deployed to the site.
Police said the fire was brought under control around 8:15 am with help from two fire engines from Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City, one from Kohalpur Municipality, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force personnel, and residents.
At around 8:45 am, two of the injured, Shiv Prasad Chamar and Ramdin Harijan, were referred to Lucknow, India, for further treatment.
The remaining injured are receiving treatment at Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj, according to police.
Details of other losses caused by the fire are yet to be ascertained.
The injured are:
- Shiv Prasad Chamar, 28, of Janaki Rural Municipality-5, Banke (moderate condition).
- Ramdin Harijan, 22, of the same locality (moderate condition).
- Prem Dhobi, 24, of the same locality (normal condition).
- Dilip Kumar Yadav, 29, of the same locality (normal condition).
- Laxmiram Yadav, 35, of the same locality (normal condition).
- Raj Kumar Nishad, 29, of Kathautiya, Bahraich, India (normal condition).
- Nashib Kumar Nishad, 24, of the same locality (normal condition).
- Binod Kumar Nishad, 25, of the same locality (normal condition).
