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11 killed in fire in Karachi shopping mall
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Islamabad, Nov 25 : At least 11 people were killed and 22 other injured on Saturday when a fire broke out in a shopping mall in Pakistan's Karachi, local media reported.
The fire that broke out at around 7 am on the second floor engulfed the fourth, fifth and sixth floors of the shopping mall, but it was not clear what caused it.
Twelve fire tenders, a snorkel and around 50 firefighters were called to control the fire and rescue around 42 people in the building.
Chief Fire Officer Mubin Ahmed said that 11 people were killed and six injured in the blaze mostly due to smoke inhalation and panic as the electricity to the building had to be cut off to control the blaze.
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