Dharan: A massive fire broke out at Dharan Sub-Metropolis-9 in Sunsari on Wednesday afternoon destroying property worth around Rs 30 million.

Deputy Superintendent of Police of Sunsari, Binod Ghimire, said that the fire started from a fresh meat house of a local Kishor Shrestha due to gas leakage and completely destroyed a cycle shop of Krishna Prasad Shakya, meat shops of Rajesh Shrestha, Bhupalman Shahi and Kalpana Bastola and a bag shop of Abbas Ansari.

Locals, police personnel and fire engines worked together to douse the fire.