SARLAHI: Properties worth Rs 1 million have been reduced to ashes as a fire broke out in a house in Barahathawa municipality in the district.
The fire which broke out in the house of Raj Kumar Mahato in Barahathawa-9 apparently due to short circuit on Tuesday night gutted the house, Rs 350,000 in cash and other clothes and utensils.
According to a preliminary estimation, properties around Rs 950,000 were destroyed in the fire.
The fire was brought under control by police with the help of locals, said District Police Office, Sarlahi.
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