KATHMANDU: Property worth around Rs 150,000 was destroyed when a hut caught fire in Chhaling, Changunarayan Municipality-2 of Bhaktapur district on Thursday.

The hut belonging to Surya Bahadur Gaida had caught fire, which also spread to another adjacent hut belonging to Rajesh Gaida, police said.

Police with the help of locals had doused the fire.

Police are investigating into the case.