A blaze hit a warehouse inside Prime Centre, next to Rimpa Plaza on M.A. Jinnah Road in Karachi, sending smoke across the surrounding market.
Initial reports said the fire began in a vehicle spare parts shop within the warehouse area, spanning the ground and first floors. Rangers and police entered the affected building while emergency operations continued, and three fire brigade vehicles were deployed to tackle the flames.
Furniture market fire near Kamran Chowrangi contained
Separately, on October 30, firefighters brought a fire at a furniture market under control. The market sits on a plot near Kamran Chowrangi in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area.
Chief Fire Officer Humayun Khan said four fire tenders and one water bowser were used to extinguish the blaze, and no casualties were reported. He added that the same market had suffered an earlier fire.
Shopkeeper Asghar said the market has 20 shops and that the fire was first reported to 15 (Rescue 15). He said helpline staff told them they would alert the fire brigade, but tenders reached the site 15 to 20 minutes later, by which time the fire had spread. Asghar also said the market was set up on a commercial plot and estimated losses in the millions of rupees.
