The canteen is run by Narayan Bista of Mechinagar-6. Police said the fire started at 5 am today due to the leakage of LPG from the regulator of cooking gas cylinder at the canteen. Although there were no human casualties, the fire entirely gutted the tin-roofed canteen.

Personnel from the local Armed Police Force and Nepal Police as well as locals put down the fire with the help of a fire engine brought from Mechinagar Municipality.