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Title: Lahore College college library Fire one Employee dies
Post by: گل on May 11, 2010, 12:03:49 PM
Lahore College college library Fire one Employee dies

Lahore: A sweeper died and a female librarian sustained burns after a fire erupted in the library of the Lahore College of Arts and Science (LACAS) on Monday.

According to eyewitnesses, the library was badly damaged by the fire. The fire created panic among the college students and they were asked to leave the college. Rescue 1122 officials said that at 7:10am they received a call about fire at the LACAS and within five minutes they reached there. They said that according to their investigation, the fire erupted due to gas leakage in the library which engulfed it compltly.

They said they shifted two injured, Mukhtar, a sweeper and Ayesha, 24, a librarian, to the Mayo Hospital where Mukhtar succumbed to his injuries while the condition of Ayesha was stated to be stable. Rescue officials said that seven fire fighting vehicles took part in the fire extinguishing operation which was completed in three hours. He said all the books and furniture in the library was reduced to ashes. Air-conditioning units were also damaged.