At the moment, nine fire brigades are battling the flames. Among the nine people who were burned by the fire, five of them are women. Injured were shifted to a local hospital for treatment.
DC West informed that all workers inside the factory premises, where the fire broke out, were rescued. Rescue officials and firefighters termed it as a third degree fire . As the fire surrounded the entire factory, an additional fire tender was called in from KPT.
Karachi Commissioner stated that Sui Gas’s manpower and machinery were also called for. In order to break the walls and penetrate the factory, machines have been brought in. Commissioner Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui also stated that DC West was monitoring the situation at hand.
