Refugee camps gutted in fire

RSS

ITAHARI: Hundreds of houses in the Bhutanese refugee camp at Pathari, Morang were gutted after a fire broke out at the camp on Tuesday afternoon.

The fire that originated from a hut inside the refugee camp was fanned out by heavy winds in the afternoon. Fire tenders from Itahari, Dharan, Biratnagar and neighbouring towns were called in to put out the fire.

More than 200 huts were burnt to ashes. The fire was put out with joint effort of the locals and police, supported by the fire tenders.

The extent of the damage caused by the fire is yet to be assessed.