A person died while trying to contain a forest fire at Gothibang-3 in Pyuthan district on Saturday. Police identified the deceased as 35-year-old Krishna Bahadur Khadka of Gothibang-3.Deputy Superintendent of Police Ranjit Singh Rathaur said two other persons sustained burn injuries. Raging forest fires have destroyed 19 houses and sheds in the district.Fresh bushfires were reported in around a dozen community and national forests in Parbat district on Saturday. According to the District Forest Office, the fires have caused a huge loss of forest resources.Officials said settlements close to the forests have been alerted against the hazards of fire. According to Bidhan Adhikari, a local, around 20,000 hectares of forestland have been destroyed by infernos.