KARACHI: A fire broke out in a cloth shop located in Liaquatabad Super Market in Karachi on late Monday night.
The blaze spread and engulfed nearby shops very quickly. Three fire brigade vehicles and rescue teams reached the spot after being informed and brought the fire under control after 30 minutes.
According to rescue sources, no casualty was reported in the incident. However, cloth and other valuables worth millions of rupees were reduced to ashes by the fire.
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Seperately, a fire erupted in the basement of a supermarket located in a residential building near Kashmir Road.
Rescue officials said two six tenders were used to douse the fire which erupted in the basement of the Chase supermarket near Jail Chowrangi. The firefighters declared it a third-degree fire and more fire engines were called in the rescue operation.
Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab said Rescue 1122 and Fire Brigade are jointly attending to a fire incident at the junction of Jail Chowrangi and Kashmir Road.
Police officials said that the staff and customers of the departmental store were safe and there were no reports of the presence of anyone inside the store. According to reports, two people fainted due to the billowing smoke and were shifted to hospital.
