Lahore: More than 20 Shops Burnt in Fire Erupts in Lunda Bazar

Lahore: A huge fire broke out in Lunda Bazar of the city in the evening on Monday, engulfing more than 20 nearby shops ARY News reports.


According to details, the fire erupted in a used-clothes market at Ferozepur Road which shortly set ablaze some 80 percent of the total shops located in the market. The shops were reported to be burnt to ashes.

Meanwhile, nine fire-tenders were dispatched to the locality, which are still busy cooling down the fire. Fire-brigade officials told that it will still take some 2 hours to completely overcome the fire.

The Chief Minister Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif while taking notice of the incident, directed the fire-brigade department to extinguish the fire as soon as possible. In the wake of the incident, authorities have also imposed an emergency at the General Hospital here.