ISLAMABAD, June 9 (NNN-APP) – Three labourers were killed and five others injured, when fire erupted in an oil refinery, in Faisalabad district of Pakistan’s east Punjab province, on Monday night, local media reported.
The factory was housing about 100,000 litres of oil, when fire erupted in one of its chambers, ARY news reported, adding that, several labourers are still feared to be trapped inside the building.
The five injured labourers have been shifted to a nearby hospital in critical condition, the report added.
Rescue teams and firefighters rushed to the site following the incident, and are trying to extinguish the fire with the help of eight fire engines, according to the report.
The cause of the fire has not been determined yet.– NNN-APP
