KARACHI: A tyre godown near Musharraf Colony caught fire on Saturday morning.
Rescue sources said that no casualty was reported in the incident and the cause of the fire was unidentified.
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Four fire brigade vehicles reached the spot after being informed and brought the fire under control after a hectic effort of one hour.
Earlier in the month of May, the massive blaze erupted in a superstore, situated in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area. It was doused by fire tenders after a hectic effort of 18 hours.
Earlier in October, a shop in Jodia Bazar was set on fire after its owners refused to pay extortion money to criminals.
An owner said that he received a call from an untraceable number and someone asked him to pay Rs0.5 million. The men threatened to set his shop on fire if the amount isn’t paid, he claimed.
He, however, refused to pay the sum after which the shop was set on fire using paraffin.
