BIRGUNJ: A massive fire broke out at the Nepal Agro Chemical Industries at Prasauni-6 of Bara district in the wee hours of Monday.

Police said that the fire that broke out due to electric short circuit at around 12:45 am was taken under control at around 6 am.

Property worth around Rs 1 million was gutted in the fire, police informed.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, said police.