A fire that exploded on Wednesday in a restaurant in the Do Darya de Karachi area, phase 8 of the Defense Housing Authority, was extinguished, according to a statement issued by the 1122 Sindh rescue.
Rescue 1122 said the fire was controlled, adding: “The cooling process is running.”
An earlier statement from the rescue agency said: “As soon as the central command and the rescue 1122 control received the information, the fire and rescue team along with the ambulance and the fire brigade truck reached the place,” he said The statement.
There were no details about which restaurant caught fire, or about the victims.
Meanwhile, the Edhi Foundation said in a statement that its ambulances and rescue team were present at the scene.
Last year, a fire broke out in Rimpa Plaza de Karachi in Ma Jinnah Road, without victims reports.
In a statement, Rescue 1122 said that his fire and rescue team, along with two ambulances, four fire trucks and a snorkeling, arrived at the site on December 3 as soon as they received an alert about the fire in Rimpa Plaza.
The fire began from the fourth floor of the 13 -story building, said the rescue service, adding that they faced difficulties to turn off the fire “due to inappropriate ventilation” in the building.
After a few hours of effort, the fire was extinguished successfully.
On December 19, 2024, another fire was reported in the same building. The fire exploded on the roof of the second floor, where disposable items were stored, said Rescue Spokesman 1122, Hassaan Khan.
He pointed out that the detention material, such as rubber, from the fire of December 3 was stored on the second floor, which caught fire again.
