KARACHI: Four boats anchored at a berth in Fisheries were destroyed in a huge fire that broke out early on Wednesday morning, rescuers and fishermen said.

An Edhi Foundation spokesperson said that boats parked at berth No. 7 near Kala Pani of Fisheries caught fire in the morning.

Fire officials said that they received information about the blaze at around 3:41am. Four fire engines were sent and they managed to control the fire at around 7:50am.

They said that four boats were destroyed. The exact cause of the fire could not be ascertained till late in the night. However, the financial losses were estimated to be in ‘millions of rupees’, they said.

Published in Dawn, February 9th, 2023