Three houses have been turned into ashes in  a fire that broke out at the Bhutanese refugee camp in Beldangi of Damak Municipality-3, Jhapa on Sunday.

DSP Khagendra Prasad Rijal of the District Police Office, Jhapa said that the fire started from the house of Bhim Bahadur Ghimire due to an electric short circuit at around 3 am today.

He said that property worth around Rs 500, 000 was destroyed in the fire.

Police said that the fire was taken under control with help of a fire engine of Damak Municipality, police personnel and locals.