Sunsari, March 26 -- The fire that swept through the Central Plaza in Itahari was extinguished after six hours with the collaboration of security personnel from the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, Nepal Police and the locals at the site.

The fire, which started around 9:30 am on the fifth and sixth floors of the ten-storey building, was brought under control after six hours, informed Deputy Superintendent of Police Yograj Khatiwada.

More than a dozen fire engines from various local levels in Jhapa, Morang, and Sunsari, along with 350 security personnel from the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, and local police, were deployed at the scene.

A total of eleven people-eight men and three women-trapped on different floors of the commercial bu...