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Overnight Blaze Destroys More Than 200 Huts in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar

Officials suspect a short circuit tied to removing illegal power connections, with an investigation underway.

Overview

  • Fire broke out late Saturday into early Sunday in Block 12 near Munawar Chowrangi, burning through informal huts and personal belongings.
  • Four KMC fire engines and three Rescue 1122 tenders responded, with additional water bowsers and tankers dispatched due to a shortage.
  • Firefighters brought the blaze under control around 2:30 a.m., and cooling operations started after water supply resumed at about 5:30 a.m.
  • No human fatalities were reported, though residents said motorcycles and livestock were destroyed.
  • Hundreds of predominantly low-income migrant families were displaced and appealed to the Sindh government and philanthropists for urgent relief.