Lahore. Seven members of a family, including four children, were killed on Friday after a massive fire broke out in a five-storey building in the crowded Bazar area of Pakistan’s Punjab province. The emergency department gave this information.
According to the emergency services department of Punjab province, a fire broke out in a building in Montgomery Bazar area of Faisalabad city in the early hours of Friday. This area is about 130 km from Lahore.
A spokesman for the emergency services department said: “So far seven people, including four children, have died in the fire, who are believed to be members of the same family. The burnt bodies have been sent to the city morgue.”
He said a man who jumped from the building to escape the fire has been admitted to a hospital in a serious condition. Firefighters had to face difficulties in reaching the building due to the narrow lanes.
The spokesman said that only one family is said to be living in the building and the fire probably broke out due to a short-circuit. Pakistan’s Punjab province Chief Minister Pervez Elahi expressed grief over the loss of lives in the tragic incident and directed the authorities concerned to provide help to the victim’s family. (agency)