A 25-year-old woman died in a fire at Vastu Amrai in Dhurkot Rural Municipality-5, Gulmi on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as June BK.

According to Dhurkot-5 Ward Chair Keshav Raj Bhandari, Juna was suffering from mental health problems and she set fire to the house.

The fire was taken under control with the help of locals and police. 

The fire caused damage worth more than Rs 300,000. Police are investigating the incident.