Pakistani officials say A fire broke out at a construction camp by a Chinese firm that manages the construction of a hydroelectric dam in a remote northwestern part of Pakistan.

Pakistani police said A fire that broke out early in the morning damaged a storage facility for the Dasu hydroelectric dam project. in the Kohistan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province north west of the country which is about 180 kilometers north of Islamabad, rescue officials said. The fire was very severe. Fire engines had to be mobilized from 2 districts. Large warehouses were heavily damaged by the fire. The warehouse is used to store oil barrels, stationery and machinery. which completely destroyed

In 2017, the ministry of water entered into a construction contract for the Dasu dam with China Gezhouba Group and the construction camp. Engineer's residence surveyor and mechanic But police and rescuers said No one was injured or killed in the incident, police said a short circuit may have caused the fire.

Since 2015, China has spent billions of dollars in Pakistan. Under the so-called investment scheme China-Pakistan Economic Corridor A large number of private companies are flocking across the border to undertake infrastructure projects despite the threat from Pakistani armed groups

Source: Thai News Agency