According to Jatashankar Yadav, Police Inspector and Information Officer at the District Police Office, Taplejung, the fire that broke out on the top floor of the house due to an electrical short circuit caused damage worth Rs. 5 million.
A fire broke out at Bhanjyang Bazaar in Sablakhu, the center of Sidingwa Rural Municipality in Taplejung, causing damage worth Rs 5 million.
A fire broke out at the house of 35-year-old Deni Tamang on Friday afternoon. According to Jatashankar Yadav, Police Inspector and Information Officer of the District Police Office, Taplejung, the fire broke out in the attic of the house due to an electrical short circuit, causing damage worth Rs 5 million.
According to Pradeep Kumar Bista, Assistant Police Inspector of Sablakhu Police Post, the roof of the five-story house was covered with zinc sheets. The locals managed to control the fire that broke out in the attic at 6:40 pm. According to the locals, the zinc sheets of the neighboring houses were removed to prevent the fire from spreading.
There were two 10,000-liter water tanks at the top of the market. The rural municipality-level President's Running Shield was being held at Bhanjyang Secondary School near the market. 11 policemen from Sablakhu, Thumbedin, Sinam, and Khamdimbe police posts also gathered.
The police have brought the fire under control by preventing it from spreading to other houses after the people gathered at Bhanjyang Bazaar, the rural municipality's public representatives and employees, the students and teachers gathered at the President's Shield, and the police team were mobilized.
