Valuables gutted

Published July 10, 2012

LAHORE, July 9: Valuables worth hundreds of thousands were reduced to ashes in two fire incidents in the city on Monday.

A fire broke out in the record room of Bank Al-Habib branch at Regal Chowk, burning down documented material.

Another blaze erupted in the house of Abdul Majeed in F-Block Sui Gas Society near Defence, gutting valuables worth Rs500,000. The fire broke out in the property following sparks in a UPS. — Staff Reporter

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