BANEPA: A fire broke out at the house of Dhan Bahadur Dhyawa in Dhungakharka VDC of Kavre last night, gutting property worth RS. 975,000.

The house was completed destroyed in the fire along with the 200 chickens inside it.

The fire reportedly originated due to a short circuit, according to DSP at District Police Office, Kavre Raj Kumar KC.