Kathmandu, May 19: A person died and two others were injured in fire incidents that occurred at 11 different places in the last 24 hours.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the fire incidents occurred in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Jhapa, Morang, Dhanusha, Bara, Dang, Dadeldhura and Achham districts.
NDRRMA Spokesperson Shanti Mahat shared that three fire incidents occurred in Kathmandu—Ramghat, Chandragiri and Tinchuli.
A person was injured when a fire broke out due to gas leakage at Tinchuli-based Sindhuli Khaja Ghar. Similarly, a person sustained injuries when a grocery shop and fresh house caught fire at Githepani in Dang district.
A two-year-old girl died due to fire at Mangalsen in Achham, added the Authority.
The NDRRMA states that 18 incidents of disaster including fire had taken place in the last 24 hours. Three persons lost their lives and five were injured in such incidents.
A person died from fire in Achham, one from snakebite in Bara and one from altitude sickness in Dolpa.
It is estimated that property worth Rs 7.792 million was damaged in such incidents. Seven million rupees was destroyed after a truck (Lu 2 Kha 5941) caught fire due to short circuit at Jitpur of Bara.
