A massive fire at a combined garment factory and chemical warehouse—identified as Cosmic Pharma—in the Shialbari area of Rupnagar, Mirpur, has claimed nine lives and left eight others injured, with the blaze still raging more than four hours after it began. Talha Bin Jasim, Officer-in-Charge of the Fire Service’s media cell, confirmed that the fire broke out at approximately 11:40 am. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 11:56 am, initially deploying five units. As the situation escalated, six additional units were dispatched, bringing the total to 12 fire tenders now battling the flames. “The fire is not yet under control,” Jasim said during a press briefing on Tuesday afternoon. He added that the presence of chemical materials in the warehouse...