Short circuiting caused fire in three houses in the city on Sunday. Rescue teams reached and controlled the fires which burnt valuables worth thousands of rupees; however, no lives were lost.
According to reports, three houses, 155-E Wafaqi Colony, a house near Madho Laal Hussain’s Darbar in Baghbanpura and house number 45, Nargis Block in. IqbalTown caught fire due to electricity short circuiting. Six people fainted in the latter house due to suffocation and were shifted to JinnahHospital by rescue teams.