Short circuit?: Firefighters extinguish blaze at Panorama Centre

Panorama Center was safely evacuated, most of the workers ran outside immediately after the fire erupted.

KARACHI:

A fire broke out at the Raja Insurance Company located on the fifth floor of the Panorama Centre in Saddar around 2pm.

Firefighters managed to put out the blaze in time and no casualty was reported.

Abdullah Haroon Road was blocked to carry out rescue and relief work and was later reopened. Extra law enforcers also reached the site and participated in the rescue operation. They helped disperse the crowd from the fire site. Police officials said that there was no need to register a case as it was an accident.



According to fire brigade officials, at least five fire tenders and a snorkel took two hours to extinguish the blaze. An official of the fire brigade, Zafar, told The Express Tribune that though it appears to be a short circuit the actual reason behind the fire has yet to be ascertained.

He said the workers of Panorama Center were safely evacuated, adding that most of the workers ran outside immediately after the fire erupted.

He said that the financial loss incurred has yet to be calculated.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 21^st, 2013.