Elderly man dies in house fire

Three persons sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out in a house due to gas leakage in Landhi

KARACHI:

An elderly man died when a fire broke out in his house in Gosht Gali, Quaidabad on Tuesday.

The body of 70-year-old Shahnawaz Memon was shifted to Civil Hospital.

According to rescue officials, Memon ignited his cigarette and fell asleep. Tragically, the cigarette caught his blanket and the flames engulfed the house, leaving him no chance to run out of the house.

In a separate incident in Karachi, a man and his wife sustained burn injuries in a fire incident at their house in Muhammadi Colony.

Adeel, 36, and his wife Saba, 30, were rushed to Civil Hospital for medical assistance.

According to police, Saba was preparing suhoor in the kitchen when her clothes caught fire.

As she screamed, her husband rushed to help and tried to extinguish the fire, but he also got burn injuries.

In another fire incident, three persons sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out in a house due to gas leakage in Sherpao Colony, Landhi. People living in the neighbourhood rushed to the house and helped rescue officials in shifting the victims, Usman, 30, Haroon, 40, and Zeeshan, 30, to Civil Hospital.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 13^th, 2024.