Police said 38 shops at Falful Height Line of Rajbiraj-1 were gutted in the fire that abruptly started at 3 in the morning. Mahesh Sah, Rinadevi Das, Dilip Sah, Birendra Das, Kulkul Jha were among those local shopkeepers who had to incur most losses. [break]
Nepal Army and police personnel and fire engines from Rajbiraj municipality jointly fought the fire before taking the blaze under control. Fire engines from Inaruwa and Dharan were also called in but were sent back while they were still on the way to the fire site, police said,
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