Summary The authorities have declared a third-degree fire in the factory
KARACHI (Dunya News) – At least eight people on Monday have sustained burns after fire erupted in a garment factory in SITE area of the metropolitan.
According to the Fire Brigade authorities, at least ten vehicles are in the process of extinguishing the fire. The authorities have declared a third-degree fire in the factory.
At least eight factory workers including five women have sustained burns in the incident. The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Details have it that bags of polyster, nylon and chemical caught fire and within no time the factory was a blaze. A bulldozer was called to knock down the main door of the factory. The police lightly baton-charged the people gathered outside the factory to lessen the problems faced by the Fire Brigade teams.
