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A fire broke out in a shopping center in Pakistan: 11 dead, more than 30 injured

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A fire broke out in a shopping center in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11 people and injuring 35 others. This was reported by The Guardian, according to UNN.

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At the time of the fire, there were 60 people in the more than 60 people were in the shopping center when the fire broke out. The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the six-story building.

According to a representative of the charity organization Chippa, which Shahid Hussein's charity organization, which is leading the rescue operation, 11 people were killed, 35 people were injured, seven of them in serious condition. He added that the cause of the fire was caused by a short circuit in a generator, and the fire spread to two floors.

A spokesman for the provincial health ministry, Shabbir Ali, confirmed the the number of dead and wounded.

It is noted that building safety standards are often ignored in Pakistan, so fires in large buildings are a frequent occurrence in the country.

Addendum

In 2012, at least 250 workers died in a fire at a garment factory in the administrative division of Balochistan. factory in the Balochia administrative division of western Karachi. In April of this year, a fire at a garment factory in Karachi claimed the lives of four firefighters, and in August 2021, at least 10 people died in a fire at a chemical plant in the same city. chemical plant in the same city.

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