Fire broke out again on the top of Margalla Hills in front of Sector E-11 in Islamabad. According to district administration spokesperson, firefighters reached the hills on foot to extinguish the fire. The fire was brought under control in a short time and rescue teams brought the fire under control at 4:15 am and the cooling process is underway.

According to a district administration spokesman, the fire broke out in the range of Margalla Avenue and 30 firefighters from the Environment Directorate participated in the operations. Meanwhile, a fire broke out in the basement of Plaza in Rawalpindi. Fire broke out in a warehouse built in the base of the plaza.

However, was brought under control after 15 hours and cooling process is continued and 13 rescue vehicles and more than 50 volunteers participated in the operation. Basement was broken into at 2 places to extinguish the fire and smoke was vented out through a hole in the basement roof.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)