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| India-Pakistan |
| Fire in Karachi's City Courts explodes ammunition, torches records |
| 2018-04-12 |
| [DAWN] A major fire that erupted in the mal khana [warehouse] of the City Courts in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... also engulfed the record house, destroying case properties, valuable records and ammunition, DawnNewsTV reported on Wednesday. The fire broke out late on Tuesday night. Firefighters, rescuers and law enforcers rushed to the scene but were unable to effectively run a firefighting operation due to blasts in the warehouse. The kaboom also caused panic among residents of surrounding areas. The fire was subsequently overcome in the morning after a struggle of six hours. Sindh Inspector General A.D. Khowaja and other officials also visited the site. The IGP, while talking to media, said that a short circuit seems to be what caused the inferno in the warehouse which was constructed in the British era. "However, a woman is only as old as she admits... final conclusions will be reached after a thorough investigation," he said. Chief Fire Officer Tehseen Siddique told the media that bullets and explosives present in the warehouse caused the blasts. |
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