KARACHI: A fire that broke out early on Saturday at a building on I.I. Chundrigar road in Karachi, reignited after the fire department controlled.

A snorkel, five fire trucks, and a water bouser fought the fire for three hours, on the fifteenth and sixteenth floor of Saima Trade Tower, following which it was reported under control.

However, the blaze reignited an hour after it was reported under control by rescue sources. 

The blaze erupted between 5.30 AM and 6.00 AM, rescue sources told Geo News.

Firetrucks promptly reached the site within ten minutes after the fire brigade department was alerted.

No casualties were reported, however, two guards who were trapped on the affected floors were safely evacuated from the building two hours after rescue teams reached the site.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is received.