Dozens of unclaimed vehicles burn to ashes in Karachi

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KARACHI: An intense blaze broke out Wednesday during auction of unclaimed cars in Karachi, with no casualties reported so far.

According to details, the fire erupted in unclaimed vehicles, mostly scrap, in the central vehicle pool commonly known as Nazarat near Aziz Bhatti Park at Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. Dozens of cars parked at the ground were burnt down when officials were auctioning the vehicles.

Fire fighters reached the scene and tried to douse the blaze. Cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

The centralised vehicles’ pool supervised by city district management and police enables citizens to locate their vehicles recovered after being stolen or snatched.