- Chief Hearth Officer Humayun Khan says no casualties had been reported.
- Blaze unfold to second flooring, the place plastic supplies had been saved.
- Plastic granules used to make purchasing luggage intensified the fireplace.
KARACHI: Dozens of firefighters introduced a significant blaze at a garment manufacturing facility in Karachi’s SITE space beneath management after a four-hour-long operation on Monday, with no casualties reported, officers mentioned.
Chief Hearth Officer Muhammad Humayun Khan mentioned the fireplace had been introduced beneath management and that cooling operations had been underway.
The fireplace broke out on the manufacturing facility close to Habib Financial institution Chowrangi in SITE City at round 11:20pm, Humayun mentioned.
He mentioned the blaze had unfold to the manufacturing facility’s second flooring, the place giant portions of plastic granules, plastic rolls, rubber, fibre and different supplies had been saved, inflicting the fireplace to accentuate.
“The fireplace intensified due to the presence of plastic granules,” Humayun mentioned, including that the manufacturing facility additionally produced clothes, mattresses and plastic granules used to make Chinese language-style purchasing luggage.
Firefighters initially confronted difficulties in tackling the blaze on the roughly 2,500-square-yard facility due to the flamable supplies inside.
Because the operation continued, 12 fireplace tenders, a snorkel, three water bowsers and 6 water tankers had been deployed on the website. Foam was additionally used to assist comprise the fireplace.
The Karachi Water and Sewerage Company (KW&SC) mentioned water was being equipped to the fireplace brigade with out interruption, with 150,000 gallons supplied to date.
The KW&SC mentioned provides had been being maintained from 5 authorities hydrants.
The Crush Plant One and Two hydrants had equipped a mixed 100,000 gallons, whereas 30,000 gallons had been supplied from the Sakhi Hassan hydrant.
Water was additionally being equipped from the Safoora and NIPA hydrants to assist the firefighting operation.
Personnel from the Pakistan Rangers, a paramilitary power, and police had been additionally helping with the rescue operation and sustaining safety on the website.
Humayun mentioned some individuals had been contained in the manufacturing facility when the fireplace broke out however evacuated instantly. Nobody remained inside through the firefighting operation.
He mentioned the reason for the fireplace had not but been decided and would change into clear after the cooling course of was accomplished.
After round 4 hours of firefighting, officers mentioned the blaze had been introduced beneath management and cooling operations had been persevering with to forestall any remaining hotspots from reigniting.
Karachi has witnessed repeated main fires at factories and different industrial buildings, notably in industrial areas, elevating issues over fireplace security and emergency preparedness.
Geo Information reported that greater than 2,400 fireplace incidents had been recorded throughout town in 2025, whereas Karachi had solely 28 fireplace stations serving its inhabitants.
Landhi’s Export Processing Zone has additionally witnessed a number of main manufacturing facility fires in recent times.
In February, a fireplace at a plastic manufacturing facility unfold to a close-by warehouse and one other manufacturing facility, prompting an 11-hour firefighting operation involving greater than 20 fireplace tenders and three snorkels.
Officers mentioned plastic and different flamable supplies fuelled the blaze.
A separate fireplace within the Landhi EPZ in June 2025 unfold to 3 different factories, with rescue officers citing dense smoke and a scarcity of water as challenges through the operation. Greater than 20 fireplace tenders had been deployed, and 5 firefighters had been injured.
