Overview
- The blaze began around 8pm in a plastic factory inside the Export Processing Zone and was declared a third-degree emergency.
- Flames spread to at least two factories and a nearby warehouse as crews worked to contain the fire and protect adjacent units.
- About 10 fire engines, multiple snorkel units, ambulances and water bowsers were deployed as operations continued overnight.
- Police and Sindh Rangers secured the perimeter, cleared access routes and oversaw evacuations from threatened facilities, with no casualties reported.
- Water supply was sustained through activated hydrants in Landhi and Sherpao, while officials said plastic and cotton stock fueled the intensity and structural cracks were observed.