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Three dead, several injured in late-night fire at Karachi shopping mall

January 18, 2026

News DeskLast Updated: 18 January 2026, 07:16 AM ISTShare Preliminary findings suggest the fire was caused by a short circuit in one of the shops, which later spread across the shopping mall. People gather as firefighters try to control a massive fire that broke out in a multi-story shopping mall, in Karachi | Photo: APKarachi: At least three people were killed and several others injured after a massive fire broke out at the Gul Plaza shopping mall on MA Jinnah Road in Karachi late Saturday night, Dawn reported, citing officials. Dr.

People gather as firefighters try to control a massive fire that broke out in a multi-story shopping mall, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammad Farooq)

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Sabir Memon, Executive Director of the trauma centre at Civil Hospital Karachi, said three bodies were brought to the facility.
All three victims were already dead when they were brought to the hospital, he said.
South Deputy Inspector General of Police Syed Asad Raza said that at least seven other people were injured in the incident, Dawn reported.
Rescue 1122 officials said the fire erupted in shops located on the ground floor of the high-rise commercial building, while several people were reported to be trapped on the upper floors.
"Six injured persons have been shifted to hospital," Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hassaanul Haseeb Khan said, adding that multiple fire tenders were engaged in firefighting operations.

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Three dead, several injured in late-night fire at Karachi shopping mall

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