Kathmandu, May 14: The fire that broke out at a house this morning in Makhantol, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-24, has been put out.

The fire occurred due to leakage of cooking gas at a house and it spread to another house. The District Police Range Kathmandu said the fire was brought under control with the help of fire engines of the Kathmandu and Lalitpur metropolises and the combined efforts of the Nepali Army, the Armed Police Force, Nepal Police and locals.

A body of a woman in her 70s has been retrieved from the incident site, police said.