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Kathmandu,Thursday January 20, 2000 Magh 6th, 2056.
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Fire at
noodles unit destroys property worth Rs 30 million
By a Post Reporter
LALITPUR, Jan 19 - A fire that suddenly erupted inside the
Sainbu Bhainsepati-based Wai Wai Noodles Factory this afternoon needed seven fire engines,
two water tankers, and nearly four hour long struggle from the fire fighters to finally
extinguish it.
The actual cause of the fire is not known, but according to
the District Police Office, Patan’s preliminary speculations, a short circuit could
have caused the fire.
All the six fire engines from the Valley’s three
cities--Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan--one owned by Nepal Police, and the factory’s
two water tankers had to be mobilized to bring the blaze under control, officials with the
District Police Office, Lalitpur, who rushed to the site to fight fire said.
Though no one was harmed by the fire, it has gutted property
worth 30 million rupees, according to the police officials. The damaged properties
include, huge amount of instant noodles and a machine used in printing and packing.
The fire fighters and police personnel involved in the fire
control operation kept fighting the fire from 11:20 till 3:00 pm. "The fire in the
pack print cartoon (machine), which turned out to be highly inflammable, may have delayed
the operation," the officials said.
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