14 dead, over 60 missing after Pakistan shopping centre fire smoulders for 24 hours

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Source: scmp.com
14 dead, over 60 missing after Pakistan shopping centre fire smoulders for 24 hours
Pakistani firefighters began searching the smouldering remains of a sprawling Karachi shopping centre on Monday for more than 60 people still missing after a massive fire. Police chief Javed Alam Odho confirmed 14 people have been killed, warning that as rescue operations continue, the casualty count may rise. The fire started late on Saturday at Gul Plaza, which houses 1,200 shops in a multi-storey complex spread across an area larger than a football field in ⁠Karachi’s historic centre. Videos...