Six Children Injured as School Van Catches Fire in Karachi’s Nazimabad

KARACHI: At least six children were injured when a school van caught fire in Karachi’s Nazimabad area on Monday morning.

According to rescue officials, the fire broke out after the van overheated around 7:30 a.m., causing panic among nearby residents. The injured children were quickly shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medical treatment.

Police officials said they were not formally informed about the incident, adding that local residents helped extinguish the fire before rescue teams arrived.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire to determine whether it resulted from a technical fault or negligence.

Earlier this year, a fire broke out at a garments factory in the New Karachi Industrial Area. A 3-storey building of the affected factory has collapsed.

According to the fire brigade officials, the fire engulfed the back part of the factory and the intensity of the fire was greater at the back part.

The rescue officials told that the ground floor caught fire, weakening the building’s foundations due to which the building collapsed during firefighting operation.

The rescue official added that the factory building has been completely destroyed and Police have shut down work in nearby factories.

Firefighters and other rescue workers were trapped under the debris. Three people have been rescued in injured condition from the rubble, according to rescue officials.
A loud explosion occurred as the factory collapsed, causing panic. Firefighting efforts were ongoing in the affected garments factory.