NEW DELHI, March 20: A massive fire broke out at the army cantonment in Sialkot in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Sunday morning. The country military spokesperson claimed that the fire was caused accidentally and there so far was no loss of life in the incident.
Earlier in the day, residents of the Pakistani city claimed to have heard a massive explosion near the military cantonment area in Sialkot. Several residents shared videos of the explosion on social media, with some claiming that multiple blasts were heard in the area.
“Pakistan – Multiple explosions at the Sialkot military base in northern Pakistan. Initial indications are this is an ammunition storage area. A large fire is burning. Cause as yet unverified,” some media personnel tweeted.
(Manas Dasgupta)