More than 65 houses gutted in fire

Barathawa (Sarlahi), May 2: More than 65 houses have been gutted in an incident of fire that took place at Baraudhoran village located in Bishnu rural municipality-1 of Sarlahi.     

Ward president Bikau Thakur said that more than 65 houses of the village were burnt when a gas cylinder exploded after a fire broke out in the house of local Shatrughan Raut this afternoon. The fire which started around 1:00 pm was extinguished after around four hours with the help of local residents, Nepal Police and Armed Police, supported by fire tenders.     

Mayor Jawaharlal Yadav said that more than 100 houses were damaged after the fire in Baraudhoran village. He said food stock, clothes and many livestock were burnt, though the details of the damage are yet to be collected.     

Chief of Police of Sarlahi Superintendent of Police Hariharnath Yogi shared that the fire has been brought under control and the work of collecting details of the damage is currently underway. (RSS)