KATHMANDU: Property worth Rs two lakh was gutted in a fire in Thaiba of Lalitpur district on Sunday.

A photo studio run by Udaya Man Shrestha in Thaiba, Godavari Municipality, had caught fire on Sunday.

Police said an electric short circuit had sparked the fire.Police, assisted by the locals, doused the fire.

Further investigation into the incident is under way, said police.