{"id":1521,"date":"2026-09-09T02:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T02:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2026-09-09T02:47:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T02:47:54","slug":"karachi-mayor-office-fire-kmc-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/karachi-mayor-office-fire-kmc-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Fire Ravages Karachi Mayor&#8217;s Office at Historic KMC Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"citation-160 citation-end-160\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A severe fire has completely destroyed the office of Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab situated within the historic Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) building.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3><b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"252\">KARACHI DESK: <\/b>Fortunately, no casualties have been reported in the incident. <span class=\"citation-159 citation-end-159\">A KMC spokesperson stated that two fire tenders were immediately deployed to extinguish the blaze, which reportedly originated in a kitchen adjacent to the Mayor&#8217;s office.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/karachi-heavy-traffic-of-dumpers-claims-two-more-lives\/\">Karachi: Heavy Traffic of Dumpers Claims Two More Lives<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>While the fire was eventually brought under control, the destruction of the mayoral office has disrupted administrative functions and raised urgent questions regarding fire safety protocols in Karachi&#8217;s heritage municipal buildings.<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/shahida-raza-died-in-italy-accident\/\">Pakistan female hockey player among victims of Italy boat accident<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A severe fire has completely destroyed the office of Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab situated within the historic Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) building. 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