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16 Feb 2017

Author:
Dawn [Pakistan]

Pakistan: 6 dead, 30 injured in factory fire

Death toll in the motorbike spare parts manufacturing unit fire incident reached six...as four of the injured labourers succumbed to their burns....a fire had erupted in Al-Badar Engineering factory situated at Lahore Road as a result of which one of the workers, Amjad, died on the spot while 30 others sustained burns and were shifted to Lahore....On the direction of the chief minister, Factory Area police have registered a case against owner Mushtaq without any arrest so far...According to the labour union, the factory is not equipped with fire-fighting equipment. Further investigation is under way.