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Massive fire engulfs Islamabad H-9 Sunday bazaar, over 70 shops gutted
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize ISLAMABAD: Flames tore through Islamabad’s H-9 Sunday Bazaar Tuesday, gutting more than 70 shops before crews could bring it under control, ARY News reported.
- Rescue officials said the fire spread fast through the crowded market.
- Assistant Commissioner I-9 reached the site and supervised the response.District administration later reported the fire was 75% contained.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize ISLAMABAD: Flames tore through Islamabad’s H-9 Sunday Bazaar Tuesday, gutting more than 70 shops before crews could bring it under control, ARY News reported.
Rescue officials said the fire spread fast through the crowded market. Crews from Islamabad worked through the blaze while extra fire tenders were rushed in from Rawalpindi.
Assistant Commissioner I-9 reached the site and supervised the response.District administration later reported the fire was 75% contained. It had broken out at nine separate spots inside the bazaar out of which six were doused.
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