Following the incident, fire brigade, rescue teams and contingents of law enforcement agencies rushed to the site to douse the fire.

This is the fourth fire incident in Karachi in the last six days. On Wednesday, a fire engulfed a multi-storey building of the Queen Victoria Shopping Centre near Zainab Market.

On Monday, a factory located in Karachi's SITE area also caught fire. It could not be ascertained what caused the fire

Meanwhile, on Sunday, a fire engulfed Karachi’s Cooperative Market in Saddar and inflicted heavy financial losses.

Despite being the financial hub and the country's largest metropolis, Karachi reports hundreds of fire incidents in a year owing to its outdated infrastructure and shortage of firefighting equipment.