Pakistan
Pakistan: 50 huts gutted in Karachi
Over 50 huts were gutted as a fire broke out under Karachi’s Teen Hatti Bridge in Pakistan on Thursday.
Supermarket police Station House Officer Aslam Bhatti told Dawn News that around 50-60 huts were destroyed in the fire.
The exact cause of the fire was not known.
Sindh Rescue 1122 Director General Dr Abid Shaikh told Dawn.com the fire erupted in the huts under the bridge at around 6pm.
He said initially one fire tender was sent to the location but after the department realised the gravity of the situation, more were dispatched.
Eleven fire tenders worked at the spot to bring the flames under control.
No casualty or injury has been reported so far.
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