Third-degree emergency declared as fire engulfs Metroville warehouse in Karachi
Firefighters brought a fire under control at a shop beneath a residential building in North Nazimabad on Monday, while a separate blaze at a warehouse near Metroville in the SITE area continued to be battled, Rescue 1122 (Sindh) said. The fire at the shop broke out near Farooq-e-Azam Mosque, prompting the deployment of Rescue 1122’s fire and rescue team, which successfully extinguished the blaze,…
A third-degree emergency was declared on Monday as a fire engulfed a warehouse near Metroville in Karachi, according to Rescue 1122 (Sindh). The blaze broke out at the warehouse in the SITE area, prompting extensive firefighting efforts. While firefighters managed to control a smaller fire at a shop beneath a residential building in North Nazimabad, the warehouse fire continued to be battled.
Rescue 1122's fire and rescue team responded swiftly to the shop fire, which originated near Farooq-e-Azam Mosque. The intensity of the warehouse fire warranted the declaration of a third-degree emergency, indicating the difficulty in fully extinguishing the blaze. Rescue 1122 teams remained on the scene, continuing their firefighting operations and monitoring the situation.
The rescue service did not immediately disclose the cause of either fire or any potential casualties.
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