{
  "id": 17251128,
  "title": "Over 30 shops gutted as fire rips through furniture market in Karachi's Gulistan-i-Johar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/over-30-shops-gutted-as-fire-rips-through-furniture-market-in-17251128",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:51:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2040989/over-30-shops-gutted-as-fire-rips-through-furniture-market-in-karachis-gulistan-i-johar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over 30 furniture shops were destroyed when a fire broke out in Karachi's Gulistan-i-Jauhar area on Friday morning. No injuries were reported, according to officials. The blaze, which started near Kamran Chowrangi, quickly spread due to the presence of wooden goods engulfing the entire market and even a nearby house. Rescue officials stated that six fire tenders managed to control the fire after three hours of effort. The exact cause of the fire remains unknown. The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation's fire brigade received the alert around 1:35 am, with firefighters arriving within ten minutes. However, due to dry weather, wind, and the presence of wooden items, the fire rapidly grew, destroying around 35 shops. Shopkeepers reported losses of millions of rupees. The KMC's Chief Fire Officer noted that fires are frequent in Karachi during the dry season, and the market was built on an open plot, possibly allowing flames from nearby huts to spread. In 2015, a similar fire caused significant damage. Previous incidents in the same market have also occurred.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: Over 30 shops were destroyed when a blaze erupted at a furniture market in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar in the early hours of Friday. No injuries were reported, according to police and rescue services officials and the fire was later brought under control. Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hassaan Ul Haseeb Khan said the fire erupted in a furniture market near Kamran Chowrangi. It spread rapidly…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}