The Aporia · Part of factory collapses after fire in Karachi's Landhi; efforts continue to put out blaze

A part of a factory building in Karachi's Landhi area collapsed due to a fire on Monday, with no casualties or injuries reported so far. The rescue operation is ongoing, with Rescue 1122 teams and an Edhi ambulance present at the scene. The fire has also spread to an adjacent factory, according to Rescue 1122. This incident follows a massive fire in a plastic factory at Landhi EPZ earlier this year.

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A part of a factory building in Landhi's Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Karachi collapsed on Monday due to a fire, with rescue efforts still underway to put out the blaze. The fire had spread to an adjacent factory as well, but no casualties or injuries have been reported so far. Rescue teams from Rescue 1122 and the Edhi Foundation, including ambulances and volunteers, were dispatched to the scene to aid in the rescue operation. A similar massive fire had occurred at a plastic factory in the same area earlier this year, engulfing several nearby factories. The current situation is being closely monitored by Rescue 1122's Central Command and Control.

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Part of a factory building in Landhi’s Export Processing Zone (EPZ) collapsed due to a fire on Monday, Rescue 1122 said as efforts were underway for hours to extinguish the blaze. asserted

efforts → collapse → blaze

“Part of the factory collapsed due to the fire. asserted

Part → collapse → fire

Rescue 1122 teams are present at the scene and the rescue operation is under way,” the Rescue 1122 spokesperson said in a statement. asserted

spokesperson → say → statement

The fire had also spread to an adjacent factory, he added. asserted

he → spread → factory

No casualties or injuries have been reported so far. asserted

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In an earlier statement, Rescue 1122 said a fire and rescue team was immediately dispatched to the site along with a fire brigade truck and an ambulance when its Central Command and Control received the alert. asserted

Command → say → alert

“As soon as the Rescue 1122 Central Command and Control received the information, a fire and rescue team was immediately dispatched to the site along with a fire brigade truck and an ambulance,” Rescue 1122 said in an earlier statement. asserted

1122 → receive → statement

Edhi ambulances and volunteers had also reached the site to aid in the rescue operation, the Edhi Foundation said. asserted

Foundation → reach → operation

Earlier this year, a massive fire in a plastic factory at Landhi EPZ had also engulfed several nearby factories. asserted

fire → engulf → factories

Part of factory collapses after fire in Karachi's Landhi; efforts continue to put out blaze

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