KARACHI: ‘Fire-tenders being blocked’

Published December 30, 2007

KARACHI, Dec 29: Fire Brigade department is facing problem in reaching the scene of fire the lack of security as miscreants are out to attack every moving vehicle.

An official of fire brigade department said: “We need protection from law enforcing agencies to reach the affected sites,” he said.

Giving an example, he said the fire-tenders could not reach a tobacco factory and a CNG filling station in Korangi Industrial area on Friday night as miscreants threatened to set the vehicles on fire.—APP