Fire turns property worth around Rs 14 million into ashes

INARUWA:  Property worth around Rs 14 million turned into ashes when a fire engulfed a store of paddy and jute at Koshi rural municipality-1, Laukahi on Sunday. The fire that broke out at the store of Trilochan Bhatta, a local, gutted 450 quintals paddy and 200,000 kg jute and caused partial damages to the store house, shared Rajan Adhikari, Superintendant of Police at Sunsari District Police Office.
The inferno was taken under control with the help of fire engines from Duhabi, Inruwa municipality and Itahari sub-metropolis. Reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained and investigation into the fire incident is underway, police said. –