Fire at Hotel Woodland on Durbar Marg brought under control

KATHMANDU: A fire that broke out on the upper floor of Hotel Woodland on Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, has been brought under control.

According to hotel officials, the fire started around 9 a.m., and eyewitnesses confirmed that it originated on the top floor.

Police have preliminarily suggested that an electrical short circuit may have sparked the fire.

DSP Kaushal Budhathoki of Kathmandu Police stated that firefighting teams from both Kathmandu and Lalitpur metropolitan cities, along with Nepal Police units, were deployed to control the blaze.

Personnel from Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force were also mobilized to assist in containing the fire.