At least four garment shops were destroyed and valuables worth millions of rupees were burnt to ashes as fire erupted in Dhamial Camp in Rawalpindi.
A shopping plaza located near Zafar Plaza in Dhamial Camp caught fire and the fire engulfed the nearby shops.
The rescue teams reached the area and put out the fire after a struggle of over two hours. The shopkeepers claimed that the rescue teams reached the scene an hour late after the fire broke out, causing huge loss to the traders.
The reason behind the fire could not be ascertained till the filing of this report.