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Property worth million of rupees gutted in rice mill fire

Property worth million of rupees gutted in rice mill fire

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Firefighters working to extinguish the blaze that engulfed the furniture factory of Gauri Shankar Furnishing, in Buddhanagar, Kathmandu, on Monday. Photo: THT

PARSA: Property worth million of rupees was reduced to ashes in a fire at a rice mill at Sakhuwa Prasauni Rural Municipality this morning.

The fire at the mill owned by Gayasuddin Miya originated from a electric short-circuit at 2:00 am and was doused with the help of Armed Police Force; Nepal Police and the locals, officials informed.

Rice stock, sailor machine, other machinery and cash Rs 700,000 were destroyed in the fire.