BANKE: Seven houses were destroyed in a fire suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit in Kapasi, Janaki Rural Municipality-6, Banke district, on Wednesday afternoon. A window of another concrete house was also damaged in the incident.
According to police, the fire broke out at the house of Iddu Khan at around 2:20 p.m. It was brought under control by 4 p.m. with the help of police personnel and fire engines from Kohalpur Municipality and Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City.
The blaze completely gutted single-storey thatched houses belonging to Sabir Khan, Iddu Khan, Firoz Khan and Jabir Khan. Similarly, single-storey houses with tin roofs owned by Jabed Khan, Sarnam Khan and Saurabh Khan were also reduced to ashes.
Meanwhile, a window of a concrete house belonging to Mahesh Khan sustained damage in the fire.
Police confirmed that no human casualties or livestock losses were reported. The full extent of the property damage is yet to be assessed, while further investigation into the incident is underway.