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Death Toll in Pakistan’s Karachi Mall Fire Rises to 11
The fire at Gul Plaza mall left over 60 missing and destroyed hundreds of shops, with DNA testing underway to identify at least 67 confirmed deaths, officials said.
- On January 18, 2026, a massive fire gutted the Gul Plaza shopping mall on M.A. Jinnah Road in Karachi, and rescuers recovered five more bodies overnight, raising the death toll to at least 11.
- Officials say the blaze likely began in a shop, suspected from an electrical short circuit, and spread rapidly through flammable stock and poor ventilation in nearly 1,200 shops.
- Operational challenges included narrow access and water shortages as about 26 fire tenders, four snorkels and 10 water bowsers joined firefighters and rescue teams controlling the blaze.
- On Monday, search teams began looking for more than 60 missing people as around 30 injured patients were moved to burns centre and Jinnah Hospital, while Citizens-Police Liaison Committee and Edhi Foundation set up help desks and arranged DNA testing.
- Authorities said a formal investigation will follow cooling operations, with police probing the exact cause while officials warned the structure is unstable amid debris removal.
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Death toll from Karachi shopping plaza fire rises to 67 after more bodies are found, police and hospital officials say.
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