Karachi: Two killed in boiler explosion at Port Qasim factory

KARACHI: Two persons were killed after a factory in Karachi’s Port Qasim caught fire following a boiler explosion on Friday, ARY News reported.

A tragic incident was reported from Karachi’s Port Qasim where a factory caught fire after a powerful boiler explosion.

According to rescue sources, the explosion led to an immediate outbreak of fire within the factory, trapping the workers inside the facility.

In response to the situation, four fire tenders of the Port Qasim Fire Department were busy dousing the blazes, while the rescue teams evacuated the two injured workers.

Police told the media that two persons lost their lives in the fire. They added that the firefighting teams stopped the spread of the blaze and it would be doused soon.

Police also launched an investigation into the fire incident.

Earlier in the day, a fire broke out in the early hours of Friday in a multi-story towel factory located in the Korangi Industrial Area of Karachi.

According to the initial details received from the rescue officials, as many as six fire brigade vehicles are busy in firefighting operations, while it was reported that the fire broke out due to the explosion of the PMT transformer – transformers mounted on poles for electric utility distribution.

Meanwhile, the rescue team was present at the spot trying to control the fire, furthermore, no casualties were reported in the fire incident as only a watchman was present in the factory when the fire broke out, who informed the authorities about the incident.