Kathmandu, Aug 10

Fire has broken out at a shoe factory in local Balaju. The incident occurred at a house close to Balaju Bypass, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-16 Wednesday afternoon.

District Police Office Kathmandu's spokesperson Superintendent Dinesh Raj Mainali said that fire has broken out at a shoe factory near the Balaju Bypass.

A police team has already reached the site of the inferno. Fire engine has been used to contain the fire, police said.