BHAKTAPUR: A fire broke out on the seventh floor of Prajapati Complex in Radhe Radhe, Madhyapur Thimi-9, this morning, causing estimated damage of around Rs 8 million.
The fire broke out at around 8:00 am after complex owner Kumar Prajapati noticed smoke while opening his shop. He immediately alerted the fire brigade and police.
According to Naresh Ranjit, owner of The Tranquil Times Spa and Wellness Pvt. Ltd., located on the seventh floor, the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit.
Ranjit said the fire destroyed property worth approximately Rs 6 million belonging to the spa, which has been operating for the past five years. He added that the incident had caused substantial financial losses to the business.
Complex owner Prajapati estimated damage to the building and its other property at around Rs 2 million. Surya Bahadur Khadka, chief of the District Police Range, Bhaktapur, said the total estimated damage to the complex and the spa amounted to approximately Rs 8 million.
According to Khadka, the fire was brought under control within around one and a half hours through the joint efforts of Juddha Barun Yantra Bhaktapur, the Armed Police Force Nepal’s Industrial Security Base in Byasi and a police team from the Thimi Police Circle. A team from the Nepal Army’s Ransher Battalion in Suryabinayak also assisted in the firefighting operation.
Khadka confirmed that no casualties were reported, as the fire broke out early in the morning. However, firefighters faced difficulties reaching the upper floors of the high-rise building.
Bijay Dhaubhadel, chief of Juddha Barun Yantra Bhaktapur, stressed the need to introduce modern firefighting technologies, including drones, to improve emergency response in high-rise buildings. He urged the government to adopt advanced technologies to strengthen the country’s capacity to control fires in tall buildings.
Publish Date : 14 November 2026 13:18 PM
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