US EditionMassive fire engulfs dozens of shops at a shopping mall in southern Pakistan, killing 3 people
The fire at Gul Plaza, housing around 1,200 shops, killed six and injured dozens; rescue teams controlled 75% of the blaze amid structural collapses.
- On Saturday , a massive fire swept the multistorey Gul Plaza shopping mall on MA Jinnah Road, Karachi, killing at least three people and injuring others, police and Rescue 1122 said.
- Preliminary probes suggest a short circuit started the fire, which spread rapidly from ground-floor shops storing imported garments and plastic household goods, Garden subdivision police officer Mohsin Raza said.
- Fire brigade officials say they deployed five snorkels, 20 to 25 fire brigade vehicles and at least 18 fire tenders as parts of the building collapsed and heavy smoke hampered rescue efforts.
- Hospital officials confirmed three bodies identified as Faraz, Kashif and Amir, with 18 injured treated at Karachi Civil Hospital, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered all available resources to assist.
- Police said a formal investigation will follow once the blaze is out, with officials citing Karachi's history of deadly fires including the November 2023 mall fire that killed 10 and injured 22.
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In Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, a shopping mall with more than 1200 shops is largely burnt out. So far, there have been 21 fatalities. Many people are still missing.
The building was engulfed in flames for more than 24 hours: At least eleven people have died in a fire at a Pakistani shopping mall. More than 60 people are missing.
In the Pakistani million city of Karachi, there was a big fire in a shopping mall.
At least eleven people have died in a major fire at a shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city. Dozens are still missing. The fire broke out Saturday evening at the Gul Plaza shopping mall in the city center. Part of the complex collapsed. Local media reports fourteen deaths. It took approximately 36 hours for the fire to be brought under control and for rescue workers to enter the building. "The complex is badly damaged and unsafe," Ch…
(Jakarta = Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyeon-gyu = A large fire broke out in a shopping mall in Pakistan, killing 14 people, including firefighters, and leaving over 30 missing.
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