Blaze engulfs 30 shops in Muzaffarabad market
MUZAFFARABAD: A fire broke out in a local market in Azad Kashmir’s city of Muzaffarabad on Wednesday, DawnNews reported.
The fire swept into at least 30 shops, along with four hotels and rest houses. No loss of life has been reported so far.
With no fire fighting facility at the Tehsil headquarters near the site of the incident, shopkeepers and residents have been trying to control the fire on their own.
Read: Fire in Lahore market kills 13
The fire has been gaining momentum due to the wooden construction of most shops and houses in the area.
This incident has occurred a day after when a huge fire in Lahore's Anarkali market ravaged a three-storey building, leaving 13 people dead.
On Dec 28, a fire had also swept into a timber market in Karachi's Old Haji Camp, raving dozens of nearby buildings.
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fake report.
No fire in Muzaffarabad.
Arson! TTP
Three major fires within four days. Is it a new way of spreading terror?
The series of fires in commercial markets points to something fishy. Is it some sort of backlash defining a new strategy of the enemies of our country.
Strange!! so many fires back to back?? need to do deeper probing by the concerned authorities. Could be an attempt to divert attention from something cooking at the back end by the terrorists.. wake up call, if we are still asleep!!
All the shop keepers should keep big drums of water in each shop in case of fire. It's not a bad idea it can save lives whoever first spot the fire use the drum water to put out fire.
Incompetent Governments and bureaucracy through out Pakistan. They don't know what required from them
Contagious form of Dehshat Gardy.It does not need Tankers but TANKS.
@saqib how come?