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Initial report of Lahore chemical warehouse fire
LAHORE: The initial report of the fire at a chemical warehouse in the Delhi Gate area of the city has been completed.
According to the findings of the report, the fire was caused due to a sulfur dioxide leak at the warehouse. The report further states that most of the chemical warehouses in the area are illegal, while all of them are not equipped to deal with emergency situations.
Earlier the fire which erupted overnight at the warehouse was extinguished after prolonged and hectic efforts of Fire Fighters.
Several residents of the area where forced to evacuate from their homes and spent their night on nearby roads.
The owners of the warehouse Imran and Babar were arrested after an FIR was registered by the area police. DCO, Nasim Sadiq has also announced that chemical warehouses would be shifted from residential areas.
Courtesy www.geo.tv