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Six construction workers injured in forest fire
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhavraj Kharel of the District Police Office, the workers were constructing a foot trail from Ranma to Chatrabhir Hill.bookmark
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Published at : April 10, 2024
Updated at : April 10, 2024 20:11
Rukum East
Six construction workers got injured in a forest fire in Ranma in ward 3 of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality in Rukum East district, on Wednesday.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhavraj Kharel of the District Police Office, the workers were constructing a foot trail from Ranma to Chatrabhir Hill.
The cause of the fire is not known.
A police team from the Ranma Area Police Office has been deployed to rescue the workers and take them to hospital, and efforts are going on to bring the fire under control, said Kharel.
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