KATHMANDU, May 14: There were 621 incidents of fire including forest fires in a month in the country. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the country recorded 527 cases of fire and 94 of wildfire between April 14 and May 13.
The death casualties in these incidents were 16: 11 in fire and five in forest fires while 65 have been injured.
102 killed in fire incidents in one year
According to Authority deputy-secretary, Sundar Prasad Sharma, with the increasing temperature, the incidences of fire take place each day, causing the losses of lives and property.
The failed attempts to douse the fire without any safety measures generally resulted in deaths, he said, urging one and all not to take any risk of life during the fire and not to intervene it without taking safety measures.
Green tree branches and soil can be used along with water to control forest fires, according to the Authority which urges all not to smoke in forest areas, not to throw away burning cigarette butts near the forest, to make sure it is no more burning during its management and bury the fire remnants in soil.
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