22 remain in temporary shelter after Thursday's fire incident

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said that 22 persons from houses affected by Thursday's fire at buildings housing government ministries still remain in temporary shelter.

Thursday's fire originated at the Housing Ministry at around 06:30 am and rapidly spread to the Construction Ministry and the adjacent structure housing theEnvironment Ministry. It took authorities four hours to bring the fire under control, at which point many of the structures had been burnt beyond use.