Multan: A fire broke out at a large grocery warehouse near Ali Wala Chowk on Muzaffargarh road here on Monday. triggering a major firefighting operation by Rescue 1122. According to Rescue 1122. the warehouse. spread over an area of approximately one kanal. contained cooking oil. ghee and other grocery items. which made the firefighting operation particularly challenging.
Soon after receiving the emergency call. Rescue 1122 fire-fighting teams reached the site and launched an operation from different directions to contain the blaze.
Six fire vehicles. along with a total of nine Rescue 1122 vehicles. including two water bowsers. participated in the operation under the supervision of District Emergency Officer Dr Hussain Mian. Local police were also present to assist the rescue teams and maintain security.
Rescue officials said the fire was brought under control. while two fire vehicles were kept at the site as a precaution because of the presence of flammable material and the possibility of the fire flaring up again.
All people present inside the warehouse remained safe. and no casualties were reported.
The cause of the fire could not immediately be ascertained.