In flames: Fire guts leather factory

KARACHI: A fire broke out at 1:45am in the stitching department of a leather factory in Korangi Industrial Area on Sunday. Around two dozen fire fighters arrived at the scene and were able to extinguish the fire within four hours. No casualty was reported. Fire brigade officials said that in addition to burning material worth millions of rupees, the fire damaged the machinery. The cause of the blaze has yet to be determined. This is the fourth such incident to occur after a garment factory in Baldia Town caught fire on September 11 killing more than 289 workers.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 5^th, 2012.