22.26°C Kathmandu
Sun, Sep 27, 2026
National
Fire engulfs hotel in Pokhara
The fire believed to be caused by electrical short circuit; no casualties reported.bookmark
Pratichya Kafle
Published at : October 30, 2024
Updated at : October 30, 2024 11:49
Kaski
A fire broke out at Hotel Sarowar located in Lakeside, Pokhara, on Wednesday morning.
According to Superintendent of Police Arun Kumar Sharma, chief of the Armed Police Force Kalika Battalion, the fire engulfed the store and spa on the first floor. The fire is said to have been caused by an electrical short circuit in the spa.
A team of 15 personnel from the battalion and another team from the Baidam ward office responded to control the blaze.
According to Sharma, there were no reported casualties, although details regarding other damages are yet to be calculated.
Most Read from National
Government recommends ambassadors to India, US, China and 10 other countries
Balendra Shah UN speech: Full transcript of Nepal prime minister’s address to the 81st UN General Assembly
Explainer: Why and how EVs catch fire
Families of missing foreign nationals want answers Nepal can’t give
Heavy rains cut off key roads to Kathmandu
Editor's Picks
What triggered the Rasuwa flood? Scientists piece together a complex chain of events
The floods keep coming. Nepal keeps starting over
In a settlement destroyed by the Bhotekoshi flood, a disabled couple offer strangers the little they have
Nepal working on detailed assessment as Bhotekoshi flood reconstruction could cost up to $5 billion
Rabindra Dhant gave Nepal a reason to smile. Now his camp wants real action behind the praise
E-PAPER | September 27, 2026
×