A fire erupted in the records room of the district coordination office, leading to records of pre-1995 civil and session court decisions being burnt. A Rescue 1122 team reached the spot and managed to get the fire under control.
The fire began in the Urdu Muhafiz Branch.
According to the Multan district coordination officer (DCO), the revenue and metro bus project (MBP) records were safe.
According to a spokesperson of the metro bus project, the records of the project were safe as they are stored in the Multan Development Authority building. He said that a complete record of land acquisition was available at the land acquisition collector’s office.
The Multan DCO has ordered an inquiry into the incident.