Smoke arises from a polling station in Tharparkar's Chachro tehsil on Sunday where a small fire erupted during the by-polls for district's NA-221 seat. Photo provided by author A small fire erupted at a polling station in Tharparkar's Chachro tehsil on Sunday during the by-polls for the district's NA-221 seat, causing a media frenzy and panic among the voters. According to Tharparkar SSP Hassan Sardar Niazi, the "accidental" fire erupted at polling station no. 126 near Chachro town and "caused damage to some ballot papers and other material". The official, however, refuted however, media reports that three persons had been detained for arson.