Fire engulfs Lahore’s Pace shopping plaza

Author: APP

ISLAMABAD: A huge fire broke out in a private shopping plaza in the Gulberg area of  Lahore in the wee hours of Monday.

According to details, the flames continued to burn throughout the night while more than 20 fire trucks tried to extinguish the fire. The fire engulfed the four-story mall and reduced at least 400 shops to ashes, a private news channel reported.

The fire was put brought under control by the firefighters and the process of cooling is underway. Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar took stern notice of the incident and ordered an inquiry of the fire.

Share
Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

  • Business

Investors scour the globe for shelter as Wall Street shakes

Global investors are eyeing European and emerging market assets to protect themselves from further turbulence…

1 hour ago
  • Business

Fed to hold rates steady as inflation dims hopes for policy easing

U.S. central bank officials will conclude their latest two-day policy meeting on Wednesday with a…

1 hour ago
  • Business

Asian markets track Wall St down as Fed looms

Asian stocks sank in holiday-thinned trade Wednesday, tracking a sharp sell-off on Wall Street after…

1 hour ago
  • Business

Bank of Japan’s hawkish whispers drowned out by rowdy yen selloff

The Bank of Japan's decision to keep policy unchanged last week gave yen bears plenty…

1 hour ago
  • Business

Mega Cotton Seminar held in Bahawalpur

Under the auspices of the Agriculture Department (Extension), Government of Punjab, the mega cotton seminar…

1 hour ago
  • Business

Gold price surges by Rs7,100 per tola in April

Gold price in the country surged by Rs7,100 per tola in April following a surge…

1 hour ago