8 Injured in Fire at Ambey Steel Rod Company in Banke

Banke. 8 people have been injured in a fire at Ambey Steel Rod Company located in Janki Rural Municipality-5, Baksipur. The fire broke out suddenly inside the company around 05:40 AM today due to a short circuit in the three furnaces (each with a capacity of 25 tons) used for melting iron.

Among those injured in the fire are 5 people from Banke and 3 people from Bahraich district of India. The injured have been sent to Bheri Hospital, Nepalgunj for treatment, and two of them have been referred to Lucknow, India for further treatment.