A man was killed in a fire at a cattle shed in ward 2 of Solududhkunda Municipality in Solukhumbu district on Wednesday.

According to the police, the deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Navaraj Rai from ward 1 of Mapya Dudhkoshi Rural Municipality.

The fire broke out on Wednesday night in a shed belonging to local Bal Bahadur Newar.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Dwarika Prasad Ghimire said preliminary investigations suggest the fire started when Rai accidentally set the shed ablaze while smoking a cigarette.

A team comprising Chief District Officer Anoj Kumar Ghimire, DSP Ghimire, and medical personnel visited the site on Thursday morning for further investigation.