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.

Firefighters along with the help of the Army and Police personnel douse a fire that broke out in a shoe factory caused by a short circuit at Balaju, Nepal on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Firefighters along with the help of the Army and Police personnel douse a fire that broke out in a shoe factory caused by a short circuit at Balaju, Nepal on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

Firefighters along with the help of the Army and Police personnel douse a fire that broke out in a shoe factory caused by a short circuit at Balaju, Nepal on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Firefighters along with the help of the Army and Police personnel douse a fire that broke out in a shoe factory caused by a short circuit at Balaju, Nepal on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT