ISLAMABAD: Fires that broke out in three areas of the capital city were extinguished by fire fighters on Thursday.

An officer of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) said the fire brigade received a number of complaints related to fire, three of which were a bit serious.

He said fire erupted along the green belt of Islamabad Expressway near Sohan, another near Naval Club and another on the green belt near Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU).

The officer said fire damaged the green belt and bushes however no major loss was reported.

The fire near QAU was bigger as it took firefighters four hours to control it whereas it took them one hour to control the fire near the Naval Club and half an hour to extinguish the fire along expressway.

Due to summer, bushes and grass become dry, the firefighters told Dawn, adding due to negligence of people and human error, the dried grass in all three areas caught fire.

It is relevant to note here that every year, Islamabad faces major fire incidents in Margalla Hills and small fires on various green belts.

Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2022