30 August, Rajbiraj:

Goods worth around Rs 700,000 were destroyed when a fire broke in a cowshed of Upendra Mandal of Kajoli, Mahadeca VDC in Saptari district on Monday.

According to the District Police Office, Saptari, the electronic short circuit sparked the fire and burnt goods in two houses adjacent to the cowshed.

Both houses belonged to Mandal, police said.