Examining the Causes of Fire Incidents in Textile Garment Manufacturing Buildings in Karachi, Pakistan
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The fire incidents significantly influence the textile garments building structure directly or indirectly. Therefore, this article aims to assess the fire incident related to Textile Garments Manufacturing Buildings (TGMBs) in Karachi, Pakistan. Moreover, the questionnaires were filled out by professionals with knowledge and experience of past fire incidents. The literature review, international and national fire incidents in (TGMBs) identified 30 factors contributing to fire incidents in (TGMBs). The Relative Importance Index (RII) was utilized to rank the factors contributing to fire incidents in (TGMBs). This study exposes 81.6% of high-risk fire incidents in TGMBs in Karachi, Pakistan. The identified factors, including the availability of hazardous material on the floor, insufficient firefighting service, and timber structure floor, emerged as the top three contributors to the fire incident (TGMBs). This paper focused on the steps required to provide appropriate strategies to eliminate all 47 contribution factors, which increased the fire incident factor in (TGMBs) in Karachi, Pakistan. The research highlights the urgent consideration of effective fire risk assessment measures and enhancing fire safety in (TGMBs). The findings and recommendations presented in this study can serve as a valuable resource for the textile garments manufacturing sector, industry professionals, policymakers, and stakeholders in Karachi, Pakistan.