Huge fire breaks out at shopping mall located at Karachi's Ayesha Manzil

KARACHI: At least one person was injured when several shops at a shopping mall near Karachi’s Ayesha Manzil area, caught fire on Wednesday.

In the videos, huge fire can be seen in the area, while the fire brigade staff has reached the spot to control the fire.

Fire Department officials said that seven fire tenders, a snorkel and two bowsers are participating in the fire extinguishing operation.

The blaze erupted around 5:47pm, originating in a foam shop and rapidly spreading to neighbouring stores of similar nature.

Chief Fire Officer, Ishtiaq Ahmed, stated that seven fire brigade vehicles, a snorkel, and a water bowser were deployed to the scene to extinguish the inferno.

Rescue teams swiftly mobilized to evacuate residents trapped within the flats above the 

Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab stated that additional fire brigade vehicles had been dispatched to the scene, and the primary focus was on minimizing human casualties in the ongoing fire incident.