Dawn News reported that an immense fire blasted at Islamabad’s Sunday Bazaar on Wednesday, destroying over 300 booths. Police are examining the cause of the fire.
The occurrence happened at the capital’s I-9 open-air market, where sellers fixed up booths each week to trade a vast multiplicity of goods. A Dawn News Correspondent, who was briefing live from the location of the happening, claimed that “Several fire trucks were present at the market to douse the flames.”
“The process of putting out the fire is currently underway, while due to a shortage of fire brigades in Islamabad, help has been sought from Rawalpindi rescue teams and the firefighting team of the Pakistan Navy,” the correspondent articulated.
He claimed that “No casualties have so far been reported; however, goods worth millions of rupees stored in the stalls were reduced to ashes, prompting vendors to voice their grievances to the market’s administration.”
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Moreover, the Islamabad Police claimed that “The entire area surrounding the market has been cordoned off, and evidence is being collected from the scene to ascertain the cause of the fire.”
“A full investigation into the fire will also be carried out [while] all arrangements have been made to maintain the flow of traffic around the area,” the capital police corresponded on Twitter medium.
“Citizens are requested not to form unnecessary gatherings and cooperate with the police,” it counted.
The previous month, a blaze busted in Peshawar’s Nauthia Phattak space, overpowering at least 80 shops, mainly vending operated goods and bruising three individuals.
Rescue 1122 officers expressed, “The fire started in a small makeshift structure alongside the railway line, spreading to nearby shops and engulfing wooden cabins and a power transformer.”
Published in The Pakistan Today News
