PESHAWAR:Rescue 1122 Peshawar responded to 805 emergencies and rescued 752 people during the week from October 12 to 18, according to its weekly performance report.
The report said the emergencies included 701 medical cases, 80 road accidents, six fire incidents, seven cases of firing and violence, eight other incidents, one cylinder explosion, one building collapse and one referral emergency.
Rescue personnel provided emergency assistance to affected people, while 44 people lost their lives during the reported incidents.
Rescue 1122 Peshawar also received 25,333 calls during the week, including 5,066 information calls, 19,590 irrelevant or nuisance calls and 804 emergency calls.
District Emergency Officer, Iftikhar Khan Yousafzai said Rescue 1122 remained ready to provide timely and effective emergency services to citizens.