Fire incidents increased in Karachi
Imran
Fire incidents increased in Karachi as the weather got colder in the city. What major events took
place in the city in the month of November?
In November, the
number of fires in different areas increased as the city got colder
On November 25, a fire broke out in a
shopping plaza near Johar Mor on Rashid Minhas Road, killing eleven people.
Fifty were taken out. Deaths were due to suffocation and burns.
The building
was found to have no emergency exit, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and
alarms
On November 13, a
fire broke out in a building near the tower in Karachi. Woman injured. Police
rescued more than fifty people. Water was sprinkled on the affected building
from the nearby building as well. 7 fire tenders, Dawasnarkal participated in
the rescue process
.
On November 8, a
fire broke out in a textile factory in the site area. Nearby factories were
also evacuated. A part of the affected factory and the roof were affected
On November 8, a fire broke out in the building of Pakistan Television. The fire was brought under
control in some time. No one in the building was hurt
On November 2, a fire broke out in a garment factory near Kokrachi Site Superhighway within two hours.
Five vehicles of the
fire brigade were brought under control. Cloth and some oil drums were placed
on the roof of the factory. Due to the oil and cloth, the fire became intense.
Experts said that there are more incidents of fire in the dry season..
