Nepal, March 12 -- Surya Khadka, a resident of ward 2 of Yangbarak Rural Municipality in Taplejung district, was returning home from Amarpur in neighbouring Panchthar district on Sunday. When he reached near his village in Thechambu, he saw a massive forest fire just below his settlement. He could not go to his village through a foot trail near Kabeli Bazaar due to the wild fire. Instead, he took photos of the wild fires and went home through the Khahare area, taking a comparatively longer detour.

Khadka posted the wild fire pictures on social media and urged villagers to gather and help douse the inferno. The locals gathered at the incident site and attempted to contain the fire. "The villagers responded promptly and attempted to contro...