Property worth around Rs 1.4 million was reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at a cotton factory in Dhading on Tuesday. The incident occurred at around 1 pm today.

The fire was later taken under control with the help of locals, Nepal Police personnel and a fire engine.

The cause behind the fire at the cotton factory owned by Yagya Bahadur Worwati is yet to be established.

The District Police Office, Dhading, is looking into the incident.