Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Property worth Rs 5 million gutted in Namche fire


Property worth Rs 5 million was gutted as fire engulfed Namche Bazaar on Monday morning.

The fire broke out from a building previously housing a VDC building in Namche bazaar, has reduced the building to ashes and damaged three more structures in the area.

Solukhumbu District Police said that the fire, which has now been contained, damaged the buildings of Area Postal Office and that of a local local hotel.

Nepal Police, army personnel, local residents and tourists are trying to extinguish the fire, said officials. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

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