The death toll from a mall fire in southern Pakistan has risen to 21
21 people were killed by A fire broke out on Saturday in a shopping center in Karachiin southern Pakistan, according to what ambulance services reported on Monday, indicating that they are trying to find sixty missing people.
The fire broke out on Saturday evening in a center "Gul Plaza" Which is frequented by a large number of people in Karachi and has three floors and 1,200 shops.
Containing the fire
Hassan Khan, in charge of ambulance operations, told AFP "21 bodies have been found and searches are continuing"He confirmed that the fire had been contained.
Khan explained that among the dead was a 25-year-old firefighter, noting that thirty wounded had been transferred to hospitals.
Police Inspector Syed Asad Reda told Agence France-Presse. "We counted sixty missing people"
Several families went to the scene of the accident, hoping to obtain information about their relatives who were inside the center when the tragedy occurred.
Severe criticism
Merchants and families directed severe criticism at the authorities for the slowness of ambulance operations.
The population of Karachi exceeds twenty million people, and fires are common due to poor infrastructure.
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