Fire-fighters battling SITE factory fire in Karachi

Published May 23, 2013
Fire-fighters try to control the blaze at a garment factory in Karachi. – Photo by AFP/File
Fire-fighters try to control the blaze at a garment factory in Karachi. – Photo by AFP/File

KARACHI: Fire Brigade called fire tenders from all over the city on Wednesday night to control a blaze which engulfed a chemical factory in Karachi’s SITE area.

A Fire Brigade official told APP that fire-fighters are battling the Category-3 blaze.

About 40 fire tenders have been called to the place from across the city to assist the fire-fighting operation, he added.

There are no reports of any casualties in the incident.

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