11 dead, 67 injured in fire incidents in a month
A total of 11 people lost their lives and 67 were injured in fire incidents across the country in the last one month.
The deceased include three men, five women, two children and one girl child, according to the Nepal Police.
Nepal Police's Spokesperson Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ramesh Thapa said that 67 people sustained injuries in the fire incidents within the Nepali month of Baisakh.
Among the injured, 27 were men, 32 women and eight children, said SSP Thapa.
A total of 634 cases of fire were recorded in a single month during which 141 houses were destroyed, displacing 110 families.
Furthermore, 101 sheds and three public office's buildings were also damaged in the fire.
The financial losses from these incidents are estimated to be over Rs 241 million, according to the Nepal Police Headquarters.
Expressing concern over the rising cases of fire incidents lately resulting in a huge loss of human lives and physical properties, SSP Thapa called for greater public awareness and precautionary measures to prevent such untoward incidents.
Province-wise, Lumbini Province recorded the highest number of fire incidents at 143 in a month followed by 136 in Koshi Province, Spokesperson Thapa informed.
He shared that 104 cases of fire incidents were reported in Madhesh Province, 64 in Bagmati Province, 53 in Gandaki, 43 in Karnali and 59 in Sudurpaschim.
Gross negligence and ignorance about fire safety are one of the key factors contributing to such incidents, experts assess.
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Three persons died on the spot and two others sustained injuries when a jeep they were travelling in met with an accident at Jagannath Rural Municipality in Bajura on Tuesday.
The deceased have been identified as Office Chief of Nepal Telecom Bajura, Lok Bahadur Khadka (55) of Dhangadhi, jeep driver Karan Mahatara (40) and Rabindra Dhami (28) of Badimalika Municipality-7, according to the District Police Office.
The injured are receiving treatment at the Basic Hospital in Kolti.
The incident occurred when the jeep was heading to install solar panels at a local Nepal telecom tower from Piluchaur.
