Cargo fire

Published November 29, 2007

LAHORE, Nov 28: Cargo and other valuables were reduced to ashes when a fire broke out in a cargo company office on Circular Road near Shahalam Chowk. No casualty was reported.

According to owner Abdul Hameed Taj, customer Aslam brought five bags of toys to his office for booking. After half-an-hour, a fire broke out in one of the bags and spread to the entire office, destroying goods worth Rs8 million.

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