Firefighters work to put out massive blaze at Landhi garment factory

Published July 29, 2023
Onlookers watch plumes of black smoke rise from the industrial unit in Landhi.—PPI
Onlookers watch plumes of black smoke rise from the industrial unit in Landhi.—PPI

KARACHI: A huge fire that erupted in a garment factory in the Landhi area on Friday afternoon could not be put out till late on Friday night, police and rescue services officials said.

Sukhan SHO Adeel Shah said that the blaze started in the SAH fabric factory located in Karachi Export Processing Zone at around 4:30pm.

A fire official said around 15 fire engines were involved in the firefighting operation.

The police said that the fire could not be controlled until late on Friday night.

An Edhi Foundation spokesperson said that their ambulances and volunteers were present on the site but so far no one was hurt in the incident.

A spokesperson for the water utility said that a state of emergency had been declared at the Landhi, Sherpao and Safoora hydrants and fire engines were being provided water tankers without any delay.

Meanwhile, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori took notice of the fire inside the industrial area and sought a report from the commissioner of Karachi, according to the governor’s spokesperson.

Published in Dawn, July 29th, 2023

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