A massive fire broke out in a cloth shop situated in the Delhi Gate of Lahore, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday.
According to details, all the goods inside the shop were destroyed due to fire. Soon after receiving the report, the Rescue 1122 team rushed to the site and started the rescue operation to bring the fire under control.
Rescue teams were determined to detect the real cause behind the fire incident.
Earlier in January 2026, at least three people were killed in a fire at a hotel in Lahore’s Gulberg.
Punjab Rescue 1122 Spokesperson Farooq Ahmed said at least three people had been killed in the fire at the Indigo Hotel.
He said the victims were identified as Shehreyar, approximately 25-years-old, Imran, approximately 30-years-old, and Riaz, approximately 30-years-old.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif also shared several updates about the incident on the social media platform X.
She also shared a video of Rescue 1122 Director General Rizwan Naseer, in which he termed the operation “difficult”, saying the building had 21 floors, three of which were located below the ground.
He said that there was a boiler in the basement, which was being heated using LPG cylinders, where the fire ignited.
He said initially, the hotel staff were trying to put out the fire on their own. He said Rescue 1122 received the call around 12:25 pm. He said that rescuers entered the basement, a difficult task due to the heat and smoke.
Reporter: Ibrahim Qureshi