PTCL building fire disrupts telecommunication services in Lahore
PTCL officials say it will take 3 to 4 days to restore services in the city
LAHORE:
A fire that broke out in Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) exchange building early Sunday has disrupted telecommunication services in Lahore, Express News reported.
Rescue officers are busy extinguishing the fire which - according to unofficial estimates - has caused losses worth millions of rupees.
The fire erupted on one of the floors of the building located on the city’s Egerton Road at around midnight and later engulfed other floors and nearby buildings.
Firemen had managed to put out the fire last night, however, it started again this morning.
While talking to Express News, PTCL officials said that it will take three to four days to restore services across the city.
All helplines including Rescue 1122, Edhi and state call centers are down because of the fire.
Rescuers are unable to confirm the exact cause of the fire as the building is too hot to be inspected.
A fire that broke out in Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) exchange building early Sunday has disrupted telecommunication services in Lahore, Express News reported.
Rescue officers are busy extinguishing the fire which - according to unofficial estimates - has caused losses worth millions of rupees.
The fire erupted on one of the floors of the building located on the city’s Egerton Road at around midnight and later engulfed other floors and nearby buildings.
Firemen had managed to put out the fire last night, however, it started again this morning.
While talking to Express News, PTCL officials said that it will take three to four days to restore services across the city.
All helplines including Rescue 1122, Edhi and state call centers are down because of the fire.
Rescuers are unable to confirm the exact cause of the fire as the building is too hot to be inspected.