LAHORE: The Lahore police and district administration have sealed the Hafeez Centre Plaza, declaring it dangerous for business and other uses, Pakistan Today learnt on Tuesday. The plaza was sealed on the recommendations of a 14-member committee formed by the Punjab government to conduct a preliminary investigation into the horrific fire at the Hafeez Centre on Sunday. The recent developments in this regard have revealed that the Hafeez Centre Market Association had ignored warnings from Civil Defence Lahore (CDL) regarding inactivity of fire extinguishers. Reportedly, police officials met with representatives of the Hafeez Centre Union and took them into confidence over the decision to seal the plaza. The official further informed that most of the fire-related incidents during the year were due to gross violation of building rules and the Hafeez Centre similarly lacked firefighting equipment and facilities.

Source: Pakistan Today October 20, 2020 15:30 UTC