FUNGLING : A house in Fungling municipality, the district headquarters of Taplejung, was destroyed in a fire that took place early this morning. As a result, property worth five hundred thousand rupees was destroyed.

The fire gutted the house of Lal Bahadur Gurung in the Ukalipani tole of ward no 5 in the municipality.

The fire was extinguished with the help of the fire department of Fungling Municipality, the local residents, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepali Army personnel.

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