Fire in PTCL building in Lahore

Fire in PTCL building in Lahore

A PTCL exchange on Mall Road Lahore – which is said to be the backbone of company’s DSL services in the city – caught fire late last night at around 2AM, reported local TV channels.

After fire was briefly controlled by fire fighters, the massive fire erupted again at or around fourth floor of PTCL exchange that engulfed the entire building and surroundings till the morning of Sunday.

Rescuers are busy in extinguishing the fire and clearing the building. According to rescue high-ups, no life was lost however material damage can be in millions of rupees.

Early reports suggest that landline and DSL Broadband services are facing disrupting throughout the city.

According to “The News” as many as 45,000 telephone lines and almost 25,000 internet connections were disconnected due to the fire. Rescue 1122, Edhi helpline and other state call centres were also down due to the incident.

According to unofficial sources, a fair amount of expensive equipment—which includes computers, optic fiber cables, and other telecommunication apparatus—in the building has been destroyed, which could lead to a loss amounting to millions of rupees. This also caused a disruption in the provision of PTCL’s communication services which include 3G, One-Link ATM, SmartTV and Broad Band, in the city and adjoining areas.

Rescue workers and fire brigade personnel quickly responded to the scene and the fire was reported to have been contained a while later but it broke out a second time in the morning. The fire also affected the communication services of several establishments such as Rescue 1122, Edhi and state call centers.

PTCL officials responded to some of the queries from media, which reported that it could take 3 to 4 days to restore the disrupted services in the city. The officials are unable to pin-point the exact cause of fire as of now as the premises is unreachable because of intense heat, but an electric short-circuit is being accounted to be the cause of the fire in the initial reports.

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