Rajdal Ganapati Bhadra Bahadur Singh Thakuri said the fire broke out due to a short circuit while doing electrical work. The fire is being difficult to control as there are tires, rubber and other flammable items inside the shop.
The fire that broke out at the Manikez Energy Shop in Birendranagar, Surkhet on Monday afternoon has been brought under control. The fire at the shop located on Jumla Road, Birendranagar-3, has not been brought under control even after four hours.
The army's Rajdal Battalion commander, Bhadra Bahadur Singh Thakuri, who was deployed to control the fire, said that the fire broke out due to a short circuit while doing electrical work. He said that it was difficult to control the fire because there were tires, rubber and flammable materials inside the shop. According to him, a team led by Lieutenant Colonel Manoj Kunwar and Police Inspector Rajan Bhattarai rescued Tulsi Bhusal, 70, of Birendranagar-6, from the burning house. The elderly woman was rescued from the fourth floor of the building in an unconscious state. The wall of the building had to be broken to rescue her.
A joint team of the Nepal Army, Nepal and the Armed Police Force has been mobilized to control the fire. Police have stated that efforts are underway to control the fire with the help of the Nepal Oil Corporation Surkhet fire brigade and water tankers from the Division Forest Office.
