Fire destroys two houses in Meringden

Taplejung- Two houses were gutted in a fire incident occurred in Taplejung on Tuesday. According to Taplejung Police, properties worth Rs 1.5 million were destroyed in the fire that engulfed the houses of Harka Bahadur Paluwa and Subas Nalbu.

The fire ruined cash, food and clothes inside the houses. Two sheds close to the houses were also turned into ashes. Some forests of the district have also caught fire. At least seven houses were gutted in last seven days in the district, the office informed.