KARACHI: Afirebroke out in huts on a plot in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Thursday, gutting 10 of them, a rickshaw and a motorcycle, officials said.
No casualty was reported in the incident.
Rescue-1122 spokesperson Hassaan U1 Haseeb Khan said the incident took place near Aqsa Masjid in Block-13C.
He said those living in the huts had allegedly taken illegal electricity connections through kundas and it appeared that a short circuit triggered the fire, which spread rapidly.
He said firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze after hectic efforts.