Nine yachts, warehouses gutted in Fish Harbour fire

At least nine luxury yachts and some warehouses were destroyed in a fire which broke out initially at a hotel situated at the Karachi Fish Harbour on the night between Sunday and Monday.The blaze spread quickly due to strong winds and oil canisters placed in a scrap warehouse next to the hotel. Subsequently, the fire engulfed a mobile phone shop, scrap warehouses, fishing nets and yachts parked at the Karachi Fish Harbour.As rescuers were called in, fire engines from the Karachi Port Trust were first to reach the scene. They were followed by fire engines of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and the Pakistan Navy.According to a KPT spokesperson, around a dozen fire engines of the Pakistan Navy, the KMC and the KPT did their best to put out the major blaze as it took them hours to only reduce its intensity. Firefighters also used sea water and foam.Fishermen Cooperative Housing Society in-charge Nasir Buneri told media a gas cylinder exploded in the restaurant’s kitchen after which oil canisters caught fire at the harbour. Buneri appealed the relevant authorities to take strict action against warehouses which store oil in an unsafe manner. The blaze has gutted a hotel, a shop, some warehouses and nine luxury boats. The overall loss is estimated at millions of rupees. Fortunately, no loss of life was reported in the incident.Another firePlastic material and a warehouse gutted in another fire which broke out at a plastic manufacturing factory in the Exports Processing Zone in Landhi area, within the remits of Sukkan police station.According to fire brigade spokesperson, fire engines from the Bin Qasim Town station reached the factory. It took fire fighters three hours to control the third-degree blaze, the spokesperson said. The cause of fire is yet to be ascertained and no one was hurt in the incident.

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