this year; 41 citizens died in the fire incidents

Karachi: During the current year 2023, in the fire incidents in the city of Quaid, where billions of rupees have been lost, 43 innocent citizens have also lost their precious lives so far.

According to the annual report compiled by the Fire Brigade Department regarding the incidents of fire in the year 2023, more than 2150 incidents of fire have occurred in the year 2023 so far.

According to the report, 356 fire incidents were reported in January this year, 170 in February and 186 in March, 170 in April, 178 in May, 124 in June and 128 in July. It was reported that 100 fire incidents occurred in August, 103 in September, and 181 fire incidents occurred in October, along with 239 fire incidents in November and 250 fire incidents reported in 29 days of December this month. have been

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According to the report, among the 29 fire stations of the Department of Fire Brigade, Sadar Fire Station received the most 186 fire complaints, Central Fire Station 154, Nazimabad Fire Station 152, Gulshan Iqbal Fire Station 148, Gulistan. Mustafa 136, Gulistan Johar Fire Station 110, Korangi Fire Station 103, Site Fire Station 100, Lyari Fire Station 88, North Karachi Fire Station 83, Manzoor Colony Fire Station 80, Buffalo Colony and Emergency Rescue Hawkes Bay Fire. The two fire stations have not received any fire complaints due to the station being inactive.

The report stated that Superhighway and New Truck Base Fire Stations received the least number of fire complaints, 2.2 each, with financial loss of billions of rupees and loss of precious lives during fire incidents in the city this year. was also important.

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A total of 42 people lost their lives due to burns and suffocation in the fire incidents that occurred in the city in 2023. On April 13, 4 firefighters while controlling the fire that broke out in a garment factory in New Karachi. 11 people died due to burns and suffocation in the horrific incident of fire in RJ Shopping Mall located on Rashid Minhas Road on November 25, also in Arshi Shopping Mall located near Ayesha Manzil on December 6. 5 people lost their lives due to burns and suffocation during the terrible fire that broke out, while 2 people lost their lives in the fire that broke out in a steel mill located in Port Qasim on December 29.

According to the report compiled by the fire brigade department, the total number of people who were injured due to burns in various fire incidents this year has been 98.