KARACHI: Two more fire incidents created panic in Pakistan’s mega city Karachi on Saturday, raising the fire incidents to six in a row just in a week.
Dozens of huts caught fire near Teen Hatti bridge in the city. Three fire tenders, rescue teams and contingents of law enforcement agencies rushed to the scene and extinguished the fire. Separately, a blaze broke out in petrol tanker in Saddar’s parking plaza. The rescue teams were extinguishing the fire till filing of this news. Both sides of the road have been blocked for the operation.
The city has witnessed sixth fire incidents in just a week. The authorities look crippled as there is no control on such incidents. This is for the first time in Karachi that six fire incidents happened, which may be a conspiracy. There is need to investigate these issues.
On Wednesday, a fire engulfed a multi-storey building of the Queen Victoria Shopping Centre near Zainab Market. Millions of rupees worth of garments, cloth and other articles were burnt to ashes as a result of a blaze which erupted on the fifth floor of Victoria Shopping Center on Abdullah Haroon Road in Saddar area.
On Sunday, a fire engulfed Karachi’s Cooperative Market in Saddar and inflicted heavy financial losses. Initially, four fire engines were called, but the number was increased to 10 as the flames kept spreading. Dozens of shops gutted as fire engulfs Karachi’s Cooperative Market.
The fire department declared it a third-degree fire and sought assistance from other government agencies including Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Air Force, and the Karachi Port Trust. All fire stations across the metropolis were put on high alert. On Monday, a factory located in Karachi’s SITE area also caught fire. On Sunday, a fire engulfed Karachi’s Cooperative Market in Saddar and inflicted heavy financial losses.