Rescue efforts continued on Tuesday at Karachi’s Gul Plaza after a deadly inferno that claimed at least 23 lives, with another 38 still missing, as teams cleared the basement of the shopping mall.
The fire had erupted on Saturday night. The plaza, parts of which collapsed due to the blaze, was a ground-plus-three-storey building with 1,200 shops spread over 8,000 square yards.
While the fire at the mall located on M.A Jinnah Road was said to be doused after more than 24 hours on Sunday, firefighting efforts had to resume on Monday as flames reignite
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