At least 22 dead in shoe factory fire in Lahore, Pakistan
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Rescue teams have recovered several injured workers, who were then shifted to the Hospital.
Fire crews succeeded in controlling the blaze after several hours and rescue workers had evacuated all those trapped inside the factory.
Five more bodies and 13 more workers with severe burns were brought to Mian Munshi hospital, a doctor there said. The factory caught from its generator.
According to DawnNews, fire-fighting teams have been successful in containing 85 per cent of the fire.
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has “expressed shock and grief over the loss of precious lives and directed the concerned authorities to provide best medical treatment to the injured”, his media office said.


















































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