A massive fire broke out at a warehouse in Sunwal Municipality of Nawalparasi (West) in the wee hours of Thursday.

According to the police, the fire started in one of the warehouses of Lajjawati Construction at around 1am.

Inspector Bishnu Prasad Poudel, Chief at the Area Police Office, Sunwal, said that the fire completely destroyed properties of seven nearby stores including a motor garage, tire shop, battery shop, and a hotel.

Poudel informed that the fire was brought under control after three hours with the help of the fire brigade from Ramgram and Bardaghat, security personnel, and locals.

As per preliminary estimation, properties worth Rs 15 million have been destroyed in the incident.

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire, said Poudel.