Amid the incident of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) hijacking a train in Pakistan with over 300 passengers, a video of a huge fire is now being circulated on the internet with users linking it to the same incident.
What did the viral post say?: Sharing the clip, an X (formerly Twitter) user said, " Footage Of Baloch Liberation Army's Capture Of Jaffar Express Carrying 100+ Pakistani Forces Surfaces Online. The group demands an end to Pakistani air strikes and has vowed to execute the hostages if any "military intervention" is undertaken."
What are the facts?: The claim is false. While the viral clip is from Pakistan, it shows a fire breaking out near Super Highway in Karachi.
What led us to the truth?: On conducting a reverse image search on the keyframes of the viral clip, we found similar visuals uploaded on a verified Instagram handle, 'geonewsdottv'.
The video was posted on 10 March with a caption that said, "A fire broke out near Mir Chakar area in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Maymar on Monday. The cause of the blaze remains unknown."
Comparing visuals: We compared some keyframes from the viral video to the visuals available in the YouTube clip and found that both of them carried several similarities.
This indicated that both clips were from the same incident.
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A comparison clearly highlights the similarities.
(Source: Instagram/Screenshot/Altered by The Quint)
Conclusion: Evidently, the video is not related to the BLA's attack on a train in Pakistan.
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