LAHORE: Four persons were killed and many others injured in a fire broke out in a leather garment warehouse near Mochi Gate.
Twenty-two people inside the warehouse were injured, some seriously, in the fire and taken to Mayo Hospital. Four persons succumbed to injuries and passed away.
Four persons who were died in the incident were labourers and have been identified as Abdul Malik, Abdul Wadood, Dad Khuda and Feroz Khan.
According to initial reports, the fire broke out due to a short circuit. The entire warehouse was engulfed in flames that took five fire trucks two hours to put out.
According to rescue officials, the victims were labourers who lived on the upper floor.
Hundreds of thousands of rupees in losses were also reported.
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