KARACHI: Fire brigade of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) put out the fire which erupted at a garments factory, Mina Industries in SITE area, here on Monday morning; after a struggle of eight hours.

The KMC fire tenders reached the scene within few minutes.

However, judging the intensity of the fire which started from the warehouse of the factory, KMC’s Administrator Saqib Ahmed Soomro directed for calling fire tenders from other fire stations of the city including one each from Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and Clifton Cantonment Board. Total fire tenders of KMC and its 80 officials participated in the action, said a KMC release.—APP