Staff Reporter
A fire that erupted at a superstore, Agha Supermarket, in Karachi’s Clifton area today (Sunday) has been doused after several hours.
According to details, the incident took place at the superstore near Clifton’s Do Talwar area at 6 am due to a short circuit.
Fire officials said, “Upon being informed of the fire, six fire engines reached the site and took part in the operation.” No casualties were reported in the blaze.
However, the officials said that the goods kept in the superstore were burnt to ashes due to the fire. The blaze was put out after two hours of the firefighting operation.
Earlier on June 21, a fire had broken out at a godown of plastic items in Karachi’s Shershah area. Getting the information, three fire tenders reached the spot and extinguished the fire, officials said.
Earlier this month, a bedsheet manufacturing factory, located at the SITE area in Karachi, caught an uncontrollable fire. Eight fire tenders engaged in putting out the blaze. The officials had described the fire as a third-degree fire.
