Ananda Forest effected with spreading of Lele's forest fire

Kathmandu: The fire in Ananda Forest, Godavari -6, Lalitpur has been spreading to the settlement.

Teams of the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, Nepal Police, and Fire brigade have been mobilized to control the spreading fire. The fire spread to Ananda forest from Lele’s forest.

Ananda Leprosy Hospital is at high risk due to the increasing blazes of fire. According to Lalitpur District Police Range Spokesperson and SP Naresh Raj Subedi, 93 patients were transferred from the hospital.

Currently, Lalitpur Chief District Officer, Tulsi Bahadur Shrestha, District Police Range Chief SSP Shekhar Khanal, and other security officials are at the scene.

Likewise, Shankar Pahari and Ramesh Pahari were injured while cooling down the fire.