Properties worth around Rs 8 million were destroyed when a fire destroyed four shops in Gaighat, the district headquarters of Udayapur, on Sunday.
The fire destroyed the shops constructed on the land of Baburaja Prajapati near Green City Party Palace in Triyuga Municipality-12 at around 1:30 am today.
According to the District Police Office, Udayapur, the fire was taken under control with the help of locals, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personnel backed by three fire engines at around 4 am.
