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Karachi shopping plaza fire death toll reaches 28, another 80 missing

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo Karachi, Jan 20: At least 28 people have died in the fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s Karachi with another 80 missing as rescue operations continued to locate them in the rubble of the old building on Tuesday. Police Surgeon Summaiya Syed confirmed on Tuesday that so far 28 bodies had been brought to the Jinnah and civil hospitals while another 20 were still under treatment but in stable condition. “Since Saturday night when the fire broke out, 28 bodies have been brought to the hospitals,” she said.

Karachi shopping plaza fire death toll reaches 28, another 80 missing

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Key Highlights

  • Syed said so far 18 bodies had been identified while DNA tests were also being carried out to confirm the identity of the others.
  • The fire broke out at a shop in the basement of the Gul Shopping Plaza, a wholesale and retail market, and quickly spread to the rest of the building.
  • Rescue 1122 Chief Operating Officer (COO) Abid Jalal said due to the intensity of the fire, which was only brought under control after nearly 34 hours, many portions of the dilapidated structure had collapsed.
  • “We have been given a list of some 80 people who are believed to be missing in the fire,” he said.
  • He added that some of them could be on the list of dead sent to hospitals since Saturday.
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  1. Karachi shopping plaza fire death toll reaches 28, another 80 missing

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