6 killed in Pakistan shopping mall fire
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Firefighters in Karachi are battling a blaze at a multistory shopping plaza that erupted overnight, killing six people, including a firefighter.
Pakistani Army joins rescue efforts at Gul Plaza; authorities fear many may still be trapped inside the damaged structure.
Firefighters laboured through the night to stop the fire from spreading. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A tragic incident occurred on Sunday morning when a Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) firefighter was crushed under debris after a section of the plaza collapsed during rescue operations.
Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori says around "70 people" still missing; cooling process underway as authorities remove debris.
The fire broke out at shops inside Gul Plaza on MA Jinnah Road, Karachi, on Saturday night around 10 pm. | World News
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 and reducing parts of the building to rubble.
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