Nine Nepalis killed in fire in India

A fire followed by multiple gas cylinder blasts in Himachal Pradesh killed the victims from Takura in Siddhakumakh Rural Municipality, Salyan on Monday.

A fire and subsequent cooking gas cylinder explosions at Arki in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India, killed nine Nepalis from Salyan district. Nine members of two families from Takura in ward 2 of Siddhakumakh Rural Municipality were killed in the incident on Monday, leaving the entire village into mourning.