A fire brigade putting out flames at the PID building in Islamabad. PHOTO:Zulfiqar Baig/EXPRESS
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry arrives at the Press Information Department Building in Islamabad. PHOTO:Zulfiqar Baig/EXPRESSSpeaking outside the building where the fire had been extinguished, he said the organisations's records were safe and there were no casualties of the incident.
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25 vehicles from the fire brigade had arrived at the building earlier to extinguish the flames. The emergency and disaster management director Zafar Iqbal was present at the location along with a heavy contingent of police rangers and commandos.
Three individuals who suffered burns have been taken to medical facilities.
Three floors of the building were affected.
A fire at the PID building has been extinguished. PHOTO:Zulfiqar Baig/EXPRESS
A fire at the PID building has been extinguished. PHOTO:Zulfiqar Baig/EXPRESS
A fire at the PID building has been extinguished. PHOTO:Zulfiqar Baig/EXPRESS
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