From Our Correspondent
KARACHI: A fire broke out in a chemical factory located in
Karachi’s Korangi on Friday.
Getting the information as many as 14 fire tenders reached Korangi’s Mehran
Town to control the raging fire. The firefighters successfully rescued the
workers trapped in the burning factory.
The cause of the fire is unknown, whereas, the rescue teams have labelled
the incident as a case of 3rd-degree blaze and more fire tenders have been
called in to control the situation.
The managing director of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) has
imposed an emergency at the Landhi’s Future Water Hydrant and tankers filled
with water are being sent to the spot.
The huge clouds of smoke were visible from far-flung areas of the city.
Earlier in the day, more than 500 shops were burnt to ashes in Lala Musa,
Gujrat as fire broke out in Lunda Bazar.
A terrible fire broke out in the shops of Lunda Bazaar located in Lala Musa
city of Punjab province last night.
More than 20 fire tenders reached the spot and managed to contain the blaze
after a six-hour struggle.
Rescue officials said that all the shops were gutted in the blaze while two
vehicles and a rickshaw were also gutted.
