Karachi: Fire put out at another factory; no casualties

KARACHI: The firemen have fought down a fire at another garments factory in Karachi after a struggle of seven hours, Geo News reported.

Reportedly, no one was hurt as the employees escaped in time.

It is suspected that combustible material caught fire at the first floor, which houses the cutting department of the apparel-making unit located in Rashidabad near SITE area, an industrial cluster.

Initially a couple of fire tenders arrived to douse the fire but the blaze soon grew out of their control and the backup was sent for.

The fire department finally subdued with the stubborn blaze with the help of five tenders abetted by a water bowser.

Chief fire officer, Ehtashamudin told Geo News that it took them a strenuous seven hours to get the job done.

“The factory could have become a death trap for the workers as we have found out both its entrance and exit are same and no internal firefighting equipment or a fire exigency system was in place”, he added

What started the fire has not been determined.

All the floors of the factory building were evacuated in time.