Timber Market fire: Stocks worth billions burnt to ashes

Dunya News

The fire brigade with its limited resources was helpless to put out fire

KARACHI (Dunya News) – The fire erupted in the Timber Market was put out after at least 15 hours while as many as 20 godowns, more than 100 shops, at least 35 buildings and stocks worth around billions were burnt to ash.

According to the details, the fire brigade with its limited resources was helpless in the matter.

The fire in the market intensified and was difficult to put out due to narrow streets of the market.

However, the shop owners said that the administration and the fire brigade did not start efforts to put out the fire on time and that is why there are out of their business now.