Two injured, 120 huts gutted in Karachi fire

KARACHI: Two people sustained injuries and 120 huts were gutted when a fire broke out in slums located in the Teen Hatti area of the metropolis on Tuesday night.

According to fire brigade officials, a massive fire broke out in the slums located beneath Teen Hatti Bridge. As a result, two people sustained injuries and more than 120 huts were gutted.

Soon after the incident, three fire brigade vehicles, rescue teams and a huge contingent of police, rangers reached the scene and brought the fire under control after a hectic effort of two hours.

The injured were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi for treatment. Fire brigade officials further said that the cause of the fire could not be ascertained.

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In a separate incident of similar in nature that took place in February 2019 in Sanghar, three children were burnt to death as fire gutted a hutment in district Sanghar’s Kandiari area.

The girls, eight-year-old Chandni, four-year-old Gori, and two-year-old Riyona, were visiting their relatives in Kandiari, where the incident took place.