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Dozens die in Nepal fire incidents every year, but local governments are ill-equipped to control them


Gaurav Pokharel
April 9, 2021
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Fire engines in Kathmandu
On March 2, 2021, a fire gutted 58 houses in Meringden rural municipality in the Taplejung district of northeastern Nepal. The fire that started due to a short circuit at the house of Bhola Poudel at 9 am spread all over the neighbourhood. Even though the district’s only fire engine was sent to the scene from its headquarters Phungling, by the time it arrived, the fire had done significant damage.
“It took the fire engine an hour to arrive. By then, the damage had been done,” says Ganesh Limbu, the chair of the rural municipality. “What could one fire engine do anyway?” ....

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Wildfires destroy hundreds of hectares of forest in Nepal - World News


2021-01-13 14:06:13 GMT2021-01-13 22:06:13(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
KATHMANDU, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) The winter coupled with the drought for the last few months has triggered wildfires in different parts of Nepal along the Himalayan range.
The forest fire in Annapurna Conservation Area in Manang district that started on Nov. 26 is yet to put out. The fire in the bushes in the district s Tachai area has destroyed hundreds of hectares of the forest in the mountainous region.
At least 700 hectares of the area has been destroyed in the wildfire, Bishnu Lamichhane, chief district officer in Manang, told Xinhua. Our attempt to extinguish the fire has failed. ....

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