KARACHI: At least one person was injured after a fire gutted multiple factories in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, Rescue 1122 officials said on Sunday, with efforts underway to douse the blaze.
The fire engulfed four factories, including Y G Textile and MF Roomi Textile, at the Landhi Export Processing Zone, with 11 fire brigade trucks and one snorkel taking part in the firefighting operation.
The operation was facing difficulties due to the intensity of smoke and shortage of water in the city of roughly 20 million people, according to rescue officials.
“One person was injured after part of the affected buildings collapsed,” Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hasaan Khan told Arab News.
The Rescue 1122 team is making efforts to control the blaze by utilizing all possible resources.
