Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 12 Jul 2023, 06:29 am Print
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At least ten members of a family died as a fire erupted in their residence in Pakistan's Lahore city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Bhati Gate Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Sajjad confirmed the death toll to Dawn News.
Lahore DIG Operations Ali Nasir Rizvi told the newspaper that the deceased belonged to the same family.
According to an official statement from Rescue 1122, the department was alerted about the fire at 2:32am. In response, the rescue service deployed 33 rescuers and 11 vehicles to the incident’s location.
The statement further said that the fire erupted on the second floor of the house, which was located in a “very congested area”. Rescue 1122 further said that the bodies had been shifted to Mayo Hospital, the newspaper reported.
The fire was later brought under control.
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