Karachi textile factory fire put out after an hour
No casualties reported, labourers manage to exit building.
A fire that had started in a textile factory near Murtaza Chowrangi in the Korangi area of Karachi was extinguished an hour later, Express News reported Tuesday. No casualties were reported.
A team of firefighters put out the fire with the help of six fire tenders and a bowser.
According to the firefighters, the factory building had adequate exit points and as soon as the fire erupted, all the labourers exited the building.
The cause of fire could not be ascertained yet.
This is the eighth fire incident this year.
On September 11, more than a thousand workers lost their jobs and about 259 died when a fire broke out in the Ali Enterprises garments factory also located in SITE.
A team of firefighters put out the fire with the help of six fire tenders and a bowser.
According to the firefighters, the factory building had adequate exit points and as soon as the fire erupted, all the labourers exited the building.
The cause of fire could not be ascertained yet.
This is the eighth fire incident this year.
On September 11, more than a thousand workers lost their jobs and about 259 died when a fire broke out in the Ali Enterprises garments factory also located in SITE.