A woman died in a fire in her home in Bagh-E-Corangi area of Karachi, while two children were seriously injured.
The fire suddenly broke out onto the ground floor of a Bagh-E-Corangi residential house, located within the Awami Colony police station’s jurisdiction in Karachi. The fire was quickly intensified, causing serious injuries to the three people present in the house. Police, Rangers, KMC Fire Brigade and Rescue 1122 staff responded immediately to stage.
As a result of the fire, all rooms and possessions in the house were completely destroyed, although the kitchen remained unkind. The woman, who died of burns, was identified as a Yellowhan, wife of Rashid. The wounded children who are identified as Asma (also known as Hafza) and Ahmed are the deceased woman’s son and daughter.
Brand Officer Javed Hassan from Shah Faisal Town stated that two batteries were found burnt on site, suggesting the fire was caused by a short circuit.
Meanwhile in the Mauripur area near Hawks Bay Grace, a fire broke out in a Suzuki vehicle during welding, leaving two people hard burned. They were transported to Civil Burns Ward by an Edhi Ambulance. The wounded individuals were identified as 17-year-old Shahid, son of Umar, and 30-year-old Amir, son of Nazar Hussain.
In addition, a store in Korangi # 4’s mobile market in Karachi suddenly fired fire, which quickly escalated. Upon receipt of the report, two fire engines from KMC reached four brigade site and checked the fire shortly.
Under the fire, valuable goods were destroyed, although officials of the fire department confirmed that there were no losses. The financial loss is still assessed.
A month ago, fire that broke out in the Ghariyali building in Saddar was brought under control, with five people rescued from the premises.
Chief Four Officer for Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), Humayun Khan, said that after receiving information about the fire on the third floor of the Ghariyali building near Empress Market, a fire bid from Saddar Fire Station was sent to the stage. However, the fire spread rapidly from the third floor to parts of the fourth and fifth floors.
In response, four additional fire bids, a bowser and a snorkel were called to the location that accelerated fire fighting efforts using the snorkel.
