Karachi [Pakistan], February 11 (ANI): A third-degree blaze broke out in a chemical factory located in Karachi's Korangi Mehran Town on Friday followed by huge clouds of smoke.

The cause of the fire is still unknown. A total of 14 fire tenders reached the town to contain the fire and rescue the workers trapped in the burning factory, reported ARY News.

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Earlier in the day, more than 500 shops were burnt to ashes in Lala Musa, Gujrat in Pakistan's Punjab province as fire broke out in Lunda Bazar.

After a six-hour struggle and with more than 20 fire tenders the fire was contained.

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All the shops were gutted in the blaze while two vehicles and a rickshaw were also gutted, said the rescue officials, reported the news channel. (ANI)

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