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  "path": "/latest/fire-erupts-in-plaza-near-liberty-chowk-as-rescue-operation-underway/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T18:16:18.000Z",
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    "Fire erupts in plaza near Liberty Chowk, as rescue operation underway",
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  "textContent": "LAHORE: A massive fire erupted in a plaza near Liberty Chowk in Lahore on late Thursday evening, as citizens witnessed heavy flames and smoke rising from the building.\n\nWhile the incident footage is rapidly going viral online, there are currently no reports of any human loss in the incident.\n\nRescue 1122 teams and firefighting units have been deployed and are conducting an ongoing operation to control the blaze.\n\nAccording to a Rescue 1122 spokesperson, the fire broke out on the upper floors of Big City Tower near Liberty Chowk.\n\n> لبرٹی مارکیٹ۔۔لاہور پلازہ میں آتشزدگی ۔۔فائرفائٹنگ اور ریسکیو آپریشن جاری pic.twitter.com/bhVEXMpddf\n>\n> — Ghazanfar Abbas (@ghazanfarabbass) April 23, 2026\n\n\n\n\nThe operation includes 12 fire emergency vehicles and around 40 firefighters, while a specialized snorkel is also being used to reach higher floors.\n\nSources said that the fire may have started due to a short circuit, though officials have not yet confirmed the final cause.\n\nThe post Fire erupts in plaza near Liberty Chowk, as rescue operation underway appeared first on HUM News English.",
  "title": "Fire erupts in plaza near Liberty Chowk, as rescue operation underway"
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