Overview
- Firefighters classified the Mawach Goth blaze as a third-degree fire and deployed up to 22 trucks using water and foam from multiple directions.
- The flames spread from the primary tyre depot to an adjacent warehouse, intensifying a difficult operation fueled by stacked rubber and strong winds.
- Crews breached boundary walls to improve access while the Karachi Water Corporation kept tankers flowing under a citywide hydrant emergency.
- No casualties were reported at the tyre site, though three Rescue 1122 personnel were injured when a fire tender overturned during a separate response.
- Authorities report a spate of other Karachi fires in recent days that destroyed goods across multiple sites, with fatalities and injuries recorded in separate incidents.