Elderly woman killed in Udayapur fire

UDAYAPUR: An elderly woman died when a fire broke out at Shikharpur in Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality-1 of Udayapur district on Sunday.

Seven houses were reduced to ashes in the incident.

Police identified the deceased as Shivamaya Magar (68).

Police said that Magar died after her house suddenly caught the fire.

The fire destroyed the houses of Bhairab Bahadur Granja Magar, Padam Bahadur Granja Magar, Dhanamaya Granja Magar and Sher Bahadur Granja Magar and Om Bahadur Magar (son of Shivamaya Magar).

According to local Dandi Keshar Magar, more than a dozen goats and pigs were charred to death in the incident.