Fire breaks out in furniture market in Karachi
KARACHI: A fire swept into a furniture market in Karachi’s area of Gulistan-i-Johar on Thursday.
A contingent of eight fire brigades was immediately sent to the site of the incident which has largely taken control of the fire. No loss of life has been reported so far.
The fire has burned furniture worth hundreds of thousand rupees to ashes. The process of cooling is underway.
Earlier yesterday, a blaze had engulfed at least 30 shops, along with four hotels and rest houses in Azad Kashmir's city of Muzaffarabad.
This incident has occurred two days after 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, damaging dozens of buildings in the vicinity.
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Nobody could really control the continuous fire, however, the government could take the following steps to save business and home owners from fire and loss of wealth. 1. Mandatory insurance for all business and home owners 2. FRP, Fire Retarded Penal near kitchen, stoves and possible fire igniting place. 3. Fire Sprinklers for the high risk area as mentioned in item # 2. 4. Immediate water with necessary chemical available to splash and control fire close to each building to control water. I hope the local and federal government will take action on this part to implement this law. This will prevent life, property and wealth.
Something is peculiar about these fires happening everyday in different parts of the country.
Is someone setting these on purpose? Seems like a lot of fires in. Short time
I really pray to Allah that all these fire incidents are not some sick political plot to achieve some personal goal.
Fire everyday; something fishy.Our intelligence must make thorough inquiry.
whats going on in pakistan!?!?!??!?!
Whats going on? Fire burning markets every day across Pakistan? is any one taking notice of this?
Why don't we see some fishy in electric wiring, there it is used low grade wires coupled with pathetic wiring, with no circuit brakers cause KUNDAs.....people aren't angel.....they must also need to look into grave digging!
The concern should look into the matter deeply and assess thoroughly, because after Peshawar attack this was 3rd fire, which took place and destroyed everything. Might be possible that the terrorist are now taking revenge, by flaming the public belonging, because we are still casual and not taking entrust about our security.
The way these markets grow with out any regulation on their power consumption needs and these businessmen also use illegal wire taps these fire incidence are all waiting to happen. I have not seen these local electricians ever follow any kind of regulatory code on wiring and earthing.