More than 45 Rescue 1122 personnel and 13 vehicles battle large-scale fire; unknown cause
Thick plumes of smoke billow from a textile factory that caught fire in Rawalpindi’s industrial zone on February 9. PHOTO: SCREENGGRAB
RAWALPINDI:
Rescue and firefighting teams were dispatched on Monday after a fire broke out at a garment manufacturing factory in Rawat Industrial Area of Rawalpindi.
A statement from Rescue 1122 said more than 45 personnel, along with 13 emergency vehicles, arrived at the scene and were engaged in firefighting operations to bring the fire under control.
He said the fire was of large scale and fire-fighting operations were continuing with firefighters from the department from all districts dispatched to the scene.
“Other emergency firefighters were dispatched to the scene,” the statement said, adding that the cause of the fire is not yet known.
He said other fire services and the Water and Sanitation Agency were also called to the scene.
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This is a developing story and will be updated further
