KARACHI: Firefighters were able to successfully extinguish a third degree fire that had erupted at a garment factory in Karachi, on Friday morning.

According to details, a massive fire erupted at a garment factory in the SITE area of Karachi late on Thursday night.

Rescue sources said the blaze had engulfed three-storey building of the factory located at Nooras Chowrangi.

Rescuers made efforts to put out the fire with the assistance of 18 fire-tenders and five water- bowsers.

The fire brigade authorities had declared it third-degree blaze.

All the workers inside the factory have been rescued safely. Power supply has been disconnected. 

After extinguishing the fire, the cooling process was currently underway at the factory.