KARACHI: A fire that broke out at a furniture warehouse, located at the Furniture Market, in Liaquatabad area of Karachi today (Tuesday) has been doused after hours of struggle.
According to details, the fire broke out in the basement of the furniture warehouse which spread quickly and engulfed the three-story building. Almost five fire brigade vehicles reached the spot to control the fire.
The rescue teams found it hard in carrying out a rescue operation due to narrow streets in the area. However, no one died or wounded in the blaze. Meanwhile, the residents of the area said that plastic and other chemicals were also present in the furniture warehouse.
Earlier, MD KW&SB Asadullah Khan had imposed an emergency at the Sakhi Hasan Waterhydrant amid the fire incident. “Several water tankers were sent to the fire incident site free of cost,” he added,
