KARACHI - A minor girl was killed while some 30 shanties on Wednesday reduced to ashes when a mysterious fire broke out in shanty town located in Sharah Faisal police precincts.
The fire mysteriously broke out in a shanty town located at block 13 Gulistan-e-Jauhar near Chapel City at around 12:15pm.
It engulfed over 70 huts and turned over 30 into ashes, leaving one-year-old Aafia, daughter of Javed, killed, said the police and fire brigade officials. Reacting on the information of an unknown caller, the fire brigade department sent three fire tenders on the spot immediately.
Fire brigade officials said the fire engulfed over 30 shanties completely before they reached to the spot hence they called more fire brigades for backup. They said the fire was extinguished after the struggle of two hours. The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained while police were said it broke out because of gas cylinder.
“Initially it was revealed that the fire broke out accidentally but we are also investigating about the planned breaking out of fire,” they added.