Tansen : 4-year-old boy, Lila Bahadur Ganha, and an one and half-year-old girl, Balkumari, both the children of Man Bahadur Ganha were burnt to death in a fire that erupted at his house in Mainahi VDC, ward No. 9 in Palpa district on Saturday.

His 6-year-old son who sustained injuries has been admitted at the Palpa Mission Hospital for the treatment.

Fire which is suspected to have been spread by his own children destroyed property worth Rs. 200,000, it is learnt.

Meanwhile, Nepalgunj, with the advent of summer and windy weather the fire incidents are posing greater danger in banke district.

A fire gutted 3 houses, 3 cow-sheds, grains, clothing and other household goods at the Pedani village in mahadevpuri VDC, ward No. 8.

The loss is estimated at worth Rs. 300,000. Rs. 200,000 of which was suffered by Tol Prasad Kafle alone, according to Ranjit Bahadur Shrestha of Nepalgunj fire brigade.

The fire was brought under control with the help of fire brigade.

The same day, 3 houses were destroyed and 3 domestic animals perished in a fire at Betahani VDC, ward No.2.

Two hutments, one at Nepalgunj Municipality, ward No. 17 and another at ghodegoan in Paraspur VDC were gutted by two incidents of fire on March 31 and 2 respectively, it is learnt from the fire brigade.