7 people burnt alive in Lahore

Lahore : At least seven people burnt alive and eight injured when a building caught fire near Mehmood Booti Interchange in Lahore on Wednesday.

The fire erupted at an office of a construction company, firefighting officials and rescue members said. The injured have been shifted to Kot Khawaja Saeed Hospital.

Meanwhile ; Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has expressed sorrow over fire in office of a construction company near Mehmood Booti Interchange and sought a report from district administration.

Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sense of grief and sorrow over the loss of precious human lives in the incident and sympathized with the bereaved families. He directed to submit a report after investigating every aspect of the incident.