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Deadly fires in Pakistan kill 36 people in 2 cities
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September 12, 2012, Wednesday
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A FIRE that broke out in a factory in eastern Pakistan yesterday killed 25 people when sparks from a generator hit chemicals used to make shoes.
Senior police officer Multan Khan said three people were also injured in the blaze at the factory in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province. Some of the people died from suffocation while others were burnt alive when the flames ripped through the chemicals.
The fire erupted when people in the building were trying to start their generator after the electricity went out. Sparks from the generator made contact with the chemicals, igniting the blaze.
Pakistan faces widespread blackouts, and many people use generators to provide electricity for their houses or to run businesses. The fire is likely to add to public outrage over the government's failure to provide sufficient power.
Firefighters broke holes in the solid brick walled buildings to reach victims inside. At the morgue, bodies were lined up on a hallway floor, covered with white sheets.
In another fire in the southern port city of Karachi, killed 11 people when a blaze broke out in a garment factory.
Some of the workers were injured when they jumped from the burning building.
Pakistani television showed pictures of what appeared to be a three-story building in Karachi with flames leaping from the top-floor windows.
Senior police officer Multan Khan said three people were also injured in the blaze at the factory in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province. Some of the people died from suffocation while others were burnt alive when the flames ripped through the chemicals.
The fire erupted when people in the building were trying to start their generator after the electricity went out. Sparks from the generator made contact with the chemicals, igniting the blaze.
Pakistan faces widespread blackouts, and many people use generators to provide electricity for their houses or to run businesses. The fire is likely to add to public outrage over the government's failure to provide sufficient power.
Firefighters broke holes in the solid brick walled buildings to reach victims inside. At the morgue, bodies were lined up on a hallway floor, covered with white sheets.
In another fire in the southern port city of Karachi, killed 11 people when a blaze broke out in a garment factory.
Some of the workers were injured when they jumped from the burning building.
Pakistani television showed pictures of what appeared to be a three-story building in Karachi with flames leaping from the top-floor windows.
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