Five injured after fire erupts in Karachi house

KARACHI: A fire broke out on Wednesday morning in an apartment located in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area, injuring five people including a woman, ARY News reported.

As per details, the fire broke out in block 11 of Gulshan-e-Iqbal residential flats early Wednesday morning.

After being informed, the fire brigade and rescue teams reached the spot and brought the fire under control. As a result, five people including a woman received burn injuries.

All the injured people were shifted to the burns ward of Civil Hospital Karachi. According to the initial investigation, the fire broke out due to a short circuit.

Earlier, at least 18 passengers were killed and several others injured after a passenger bus caught fire on the M9 motorway near Jamshoro’s Nooriabad Town.

According to the police, the ill-fated bus, with flood affectees on board, was heading towards Khairpur Nathan Shah from Karachi.