Death toll soars in Karachi mall fire
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Pakistani firefighters began pulling bodies from the smoldering remains of a sprawling Karachi shopping mall on Monday where more than 60 people were still missing after a massive fire that killed at least 21.
Karachi, the capital of Sindh province, has a history of deadly fires, often blamed on poor safety standards and illegal construction. In November 2023, a fire at a shopping mall in the city killed 10 people and injured 22 others. A massive fire at a garment factory in Karachi in 2012 killed 260 people.
The devastating fire that tore through a shopping mall in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, over the weekend has killed at least 61 people, including 30 who died in a single shop on the mezzanine floor of the building,
KARACHI, Pakistan — The search for dozens of people reported missing after a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s largest city entered a fourth day Tuesday as hopes of finding survivors faded, officials said.
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Firefighters in Karachi searched on Sunday for more than 65 missing people after a massive fire tore through a shopping mall in the historic downtown district, killing six
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