A fire broke out in four shops in Dhangadhi. Fire broke out at Sameer Mobile Gallery, Arjun Art, New Lovely Tailors and Krishna Enterprises at Sahidgate on Sunday night, police said.

According to the police, there is a preliminary estimate that the loss of Krishna Enterprises due to the fire is more than 1 crore.

Similarly, it is estimated that damage to mobile gallery is 10 lakhs, art is 9 lakhs, and tailors are 5 lakhs, Inspector of District Police Office Darshan Khadka said. According to the police, the fire started due to a short circuit in the electric wire.