GULMI, One person has died in a fire that broke out in Dhurkot Amrai, Ward No. 5 of Dhurkot Rural Municipality, Gulmi district.According to Superintendent of Police Narayan Prasad Adhikari of the District Police Office Gulmi, the fire occurred around 3:00 a.m. last night, claiming the life of Juna B.K., daughter of local resident Manidevi B.K.The victim, who was reportedly mentally unstable, died on the spot when the fire engulfed their one-story stone-and-clay house with a tin roof.

Three other family members — Manidevi B.K. and her grandsons, 12-year-old Shreedhar B.K. and 11-year-old Arun B.K. — were in the house at the time but managed to escape safely, police said.The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. A police team from Dhurkot Bastu was deployed after receiving the report of the incident at 5:45 a.m. The fire was brought under control by 6:30 a.m. with the assistance of local residents.Further investigation is underway, and a team led by Police Inspector Rewant Sen has been dispatched to the site from the Area Police Office in Purkotdaha.