Fire in a hotel destroys four buildings in Rara

KATHMANDU: Last night, a fire destroyed four buildings in a hotel on the bank of Rara Lake.

The fire damaged wooden buildings. This morning, the hotel staff, along with the Nepal Army, Nepal Police, and Armed Police Force, doused the fire.

A 15-member police team headed by Sub Inspector Deepak KC had reached Rara from the district headquarters Gamgadhi immediately after knowing the incident.

According to the District Police Office, the fire that broke out from the hotel’s kitchen caused damages to three other buildings after the gas cylinder exploded.

The security personnel had immediately rescued the guests from the hotel and shifted them to nearby hotels, army barracks and national park offices.

Full details of the incident are awaited.