BAJURA, June 7: At least 35 shops were burnt to ashes at Bamla Bazaar of Budhiganga Municipality-6 after a fire broke out on Friday afternoon. The blaze started when a cooking gas cylinder exploded at a local Nabadurga Hotel during food preparation.
According to the District Police Office, all the shops at Bamla Bazaar were destroyed in the fire. As per the preliminary investigation, property worth Rs 87.7 million was lost in the inferno, said Information Officer Dev Bahadur Chaudhary. He shared that property worth Rs 18 million belonging to Yognath Neupane, and Rs 15 million each belonging to Toyanath Neupane, Chhatra Thapa, and Dhan Bahadur Saud, was destroyed.
However, complete details of the losses caused by the fire are still awaited.
Various types of outlets—fancy, medical, electronic, stationery, and hotels—were reduced to ashes. Even a motorcycle (Su Pa Pra 01-001 Pa 4681) was burnt.
Victims complained that a huge amount of property was destroyed due to the lack of fire engines at the local level.
A meeting of the District Disaster Management Committee held on Friday decided to request the provincial and federal governments to arrange relief and rehabilitation for the victims.