Property worth Rs 500,000 destroyed in Ratopul house fire

KATHMANDU: Property worth around Rs 500,000 were destroyed when a fire broke out at a house in Ratopul of KMC-7 on Sunday.

According to police, the ground floor of the house belonging to Suresh Kumar Agrawal was destroyed  after an electric shot-circuit started a fire yesterday.

The fire gutted the properties including meter box, inverter and battery among others.

Meanwhile, further investigation into the case is underway, said police.

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