A woman died in a fire that broke out at a house in Makhantole, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-24 on Wednesday.

Police said that the fire erupted due to cooking gas leakage.

Kathmandu District Police Range spokesperson Apil Raj Bohara said that the blaze broke out at a four-storey house belonging to Dayaram Shrestha.

The identity of the deceased person has not been ascertained yet.

Bohara said that efforts are underway to put off the fire.

The fire also spread to the neighboring house, according to police.