Three people were injured after a fire broke out in two residential buildings near Duba Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, at noon local time on the 7th.
It is reported that a residential building started to fire at about 12:45 p.m. that day, the reasons for which need to be checked. Then the gas tank in the building exploded, causing the fire to spread to the next building.
The site of the fire is only one street away from Duba Square in Kathmandu, with a straight line distance of about 50 meters. Kathmandu Duba Square is the old palace of Nepal's Mala and Shah dynasties. It has dozens of buildings with local style. Kathmandu Duba Square is also a world cultural heritage.
Reporters saw at the scene, many firefighters have been on the scene of fire fighting. After more than two hours of work, the open fire has been extinguished, and three casualties have been sent to hospital for treatment. Because most of the rooms in the two buildings were on fire, there were not many materials rescued.
It is reported that the above two buildings have been relatively old, there are many wooden columns, wooden windows, leading to the spread of fire. At the same time, the apartment space of the residential building is very narrow, if the fire is out of control, the consequences are unimaginable.