Property worth millions gutted in Saptari fire

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
RAJBIRAJ, MARCH 13Tengri Tole of Agnisair Krishnasabaran Rural Municipality in Saptari was reduced to ashes after a
fire broke out in the locality last night
It is believed that the fire had spread from the house of local Dambar Yadav.
Property worth millions destroyed in blaze
Apihimal Rural Municipality at high risk of food crisis
More than a dozen houses and the property worth millions turned into
ashes, said police
As many as nine livestock were also killed in the blaze
Police said that property worth Rs 2,375,000 was destroyed in the fire. Police said Dambar Yadav, Shyam Yadav, Dinesh
Yadav, Manoj Yadav, Kul Dev Yadav, Mahesh Yadav, Brij Narayan Yadav, Bhola Yadav, Satya Narayan Yadav, Amerendra Yadav, Uprendra Yadav, and
Dhiraj Yadav, among 13 other families, have become homeless
All the houses had thatched roofs
The fire victims are staying under the open sky, said police.Rural Municipality Chairman Parsu Ram Chaudhary said that houses, clothes, food
stuffs, furniture and livestock, among others, were destroyed in the blaze.Police, locals and fire engines from Rajbiraj, Shambhunath and
Hanumannagar municipalities brought the fire under control early this morning
They said the fire had spread while the entire tole was asleep.Fire incidents have started with the beginning of summer season, said police
Property worth Rs five lakh was destroyed after a fire spread due to leakage of gas in Rajbiraj Municipality yesterday morning.Meanwhile,
Madhes Province Social Development Minister Nawal Kishwor Sah provided tents and food materials to the fire victims
Similarly, Dharmihalfa Woman Development Club Chairman Surya Narayan Yadav also provided ten tents, utensils and other materials to the fire
victims.A version of this article appears in the print on March 14, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
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