Two houses were destroyed by fire when lightning struck at Pipal Bhanjyang in Tapli village municipality-1 on Tuesday evening. The houses of locals Tanka Hamal and Santoshi Hamal caught fire after being struck by lightning.
Initially, only Tanka's house was on fire but the strong winds caused it to spread to neighbor Santoshi's house too. Dil Bahadur Rai of Tapli-1 informed that the food, clothes, and utensils of both the houses were destroyed by fire.
Details of the damage are being collected, said Man Bahadur Rai, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Area Police Office, Katari.
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