Rescue officials said the victims died due to suffocation caused by dense smoke inside the building, and the injured, several of whom are reported to be in critical condition, were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi
People gather as firefighters try to control the situation. PIC/AP/PTI
At least six people, including a firefighter, were killed and 20 others injured after a massive fire broke out late Saturday night at Karachi’s Gul Plaza shopping mall in Pakistan. According to The Express Tribune, firefighting operations were still underway on Sunday.
Rescue officials said the victims died due to suffocation caused by dense smoke inside the building, and the injured, several of whom are reported to be in critical condition, were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi.
Shops and warehouses on the ground floor were completely engulfed in flames, and the fire spread up to the third floor of the plaza, which also has a basement market. Authorities said the structure could collapse at any time, and that 80-100 people were believed to still be trapped inside.
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