Firefighters Battle Blaze After 20 Tons of Cotton Catches Fire at Pakistan Factory
Rescue 1122 crews worked to extinguish a fire that broke out for unknown reasons at the Azam Cotton Factory on Yazman Road, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan.
Written by EGazette’s AI. The facts are drawn from cited sources; the analysis is the AI’s own.
Firefighters from Rescue 1122 were engaged in extinguishing a blaze after a pile of around 20 tons of cotton suddenly caught fire at the Azam Cotton Factory on Yazman Road, 24-BC, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.
The cause of the fire has not been determined, according to the report. Rescue 1122 is a provincial emergency response service in Pakistan that handles fire, medical and rescue operations.
Cotton is highly combustible when stored in bulk, and fires at ginning and storage facilities are a recurring hazard in Pakistan's cotton-producing regions during and after the harvest season.
The Associated Press of Pakistan did not report any casualties or an estimate of financial losses from the fire in the material available.
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