MANSEHRA: A lorry loaded with cement bags was completely gutted after catching fire due to an electrical short circuit in the Karmung Bala area of the district in the early hours of Monday.
“Our firefighters, along with a fire tender, rushed to the scene and extinguished the blaze, but the lorry and cement worth over Rs30 million were reduced to ashes,” Ibrar Ali, District Emergency Officer Rescue 1122, told reporters. According to a Rescue 1122 press release, firefighters from the Barkund station reached the spot soon after receiving the emergency call and, after hectic efforts, managed to put out the fire.The official said the cement was being transported from Hattar Industrial Estate to Jabori area of Siran Valley when the incident occurred.
