14 children suffer burns in Karachi school van fire

KARACHI: At least 14 children suffered burn wounds when their school van caught fire in Orangi Town on Saturday, ARY News reported. 

According to rescue officials,some of the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for medical attention whereas those with severe burns were moved to the Civil Hospital’s burns ward.

Police officials relayed that a short circuit caused the fire but the compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder installed in the vehicle remained intact.

Fire fighters reached the spot and controlled the situation.

Earlier on Jan 5, a massive fire erupted at a timber warehouse in Karachi in the wee hours of Saturday.

According to reports, a blaze engulfed the entire building, destroying roof and walls of the warehouse. Material worth millions of rupees was reportedly destroyed in the fire.

Six fire extinguishers including fire brigade vans of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board took part in the fire-dousing operation. It took over three hours to extinguish the fire out.

Fire fighters relayed that several shops were also affected in the blaze.

Few months ago, a huge blaze also erupted at a towel factory in the city’s Gabol Town and it engulfed most parts of the building. The cause of the fire wasn’t determined as yet.

A similar fire had erupted on the fourth floor of a multi-storey building, Techno City, located at I.I. Chundrigarh road in Karachi on Oct 1.

Half a dozen fire fighters and a snorkel took part in the fire fighting operation to douse the fire at the building located at one of the busiest streets of the city. The fire was extinguished after more than five hours of tremendous effort.