Pakistani firefighters and rescuers work to evacuate a garment factory after a fire erupted inside on September 11, 2012 in Karachi, killing at least nine workers and injuring 20 others, police said. “Several workers are trapped inside. We have recovered nine dead bodies and 20 injured,” police official Sayed Mohammad Yousuf told AFP. AFP PHOTO/Asif HASSAN / AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN
KARACHI:We compiled a list of Karachi-specific contacts in case of emergencies so you don’t have to.
Note these down or memorise them. Please note: at times you might need to dial your area code before the number which is 021:
Law enforcement and security services:
1. Police Emergency Helpline: 15
2. Pakistan Rangers Helpline: 1101
3. Traffic Police Emergency: 915
4. Bomb Disposal Squad: (021) 39212690
2. Ambulance services:
1. Edhi Ambulance: 115
2. Chhipa Ambulance: 1020
3. Aman Foundation: 1021
4. St. John Ambulance: (021) 32250500 – (021) 32250600
3. Electricity services:
1. K-Electric: 118
4. Fire brigade:
Fire Brigade: 16
