PANCHTHAR: A firecracker ignited and exploded in a house at Tumbung in Hilihang Rural Municipality-3 in Panchthar district, destroyed property worth over Rs 500,000, said the police.
The incident took place on Lakshmi puja, the third day of Tihar, a festival of lights and flowers. Generally people observe the festival by bursting firecrackers which often leads to untoward incidents.
The Government of Nepal has banned the sale and purchase of firecrackers. A team from the police beat at Gopetar doused the fire after four hours.
Similarly, a house at Miklajung Rural Municipality-6 in the district was destroyed in a fire.
A short-circuit is blamed for the fire. Properties worth over Rs 350,000 were destroyed in the flame, said the police.
The destroyed house belongs to the local Dhan Raj Limbu.
A team from the Area Police Office at Rabi with the help of the local people extinguished the fire after two hours.
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