Bantwala, July 15: Fire broke out in a bank due to short circuit at Melkar here on Sunday and caused heavy damage.
The fire broke out at Vishwakarma Seva Sahakari Bank at a private building at Melkar Junction. As a result, computers, electronic equipment, documents and files of the banks and other materials were gutted in the fire causing a loss of worth lakhs.
Noticing the smoke and fire flames from the windows of the building, local people informed the fire brigade which rushed to the spot and doused the fire. It is suspected that the fire might have broke out due to short circuit.
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Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.