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Pakistan: Gul Plaza inquiry highlights gaps in emergency response and buil
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Fresh disclosures before the judicial commission on the Gul Plaza fire pointed to major failures in emergency preparedness and response. Testimony cited missing safety systems, delayed fire engines, extreme blaze conditions, and poor inter-agency coordination. The probe is examining whether
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Pakistan: Massive fire at industrial unit brought under control near Rawal
Updated : 1 month ago IST
A massive fire erupted at a factory in the Rawat Industrial Area near Rawalpindi which was brought under control after hours of firefighting, with cooling operations are still underway, rescue officials said on Tuesday as reported by GeoTV.
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Pakistan: Witnesses tell court Karachi mall fire started in artificial flo
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Four witnesses told a magistrate that a deadly fire at Karachi's Gul Plaza Shopping Mall began in an artificial flower shop. Statements recorded under court procedure detailed how the blaze spread rapidly, leading to severe structural damage and a manslaughter case against unknown persons.
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Pak: Systemic failures cripple Karachi fire brigade as probe exposes power
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
A probe into Karachi's fire brigade uncovered persistent power failures, water scarcity, manpower shortages, and the absence of proper communication systems, all of which are undermining emergency response across the city. These findings emerged days after at least 79 people were killed and
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Pakistan: Karachi police form special team to arrest Gul Plaza fire suspec
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Karachi police formed a special team to probe the Gul Plaza fire that killed at least 73 people. Forensic experts joined the investigation as authorities sealed the site. Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah promised action, compensation, and stricter fire safety audits, urging collective efforts to prev
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Pakistan: Death toll from Gul Plaza fire rises to 73 as search op nears co
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The massive blaze, described as Karachi's worst commercial fire in more than a decade, broke out on January 17 and quickly engulfed the multi-storey Gul Plaza shopping complex. The building housed nearly 1,200 small, family-run shops dealing in wedding garments, toys, crockery and other cons
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Pak: Death toll from Karachi's Gul Plaza fire reaches 71
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Nearly a week after the catastrophic fire at Gul Plaza shopping complex, the death toll has risen to 71 as rescue teams recovered additional human remains during ongoing search operations, Dunya News reported.
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Pakistan: 30 bodies recovered from one shop after fatal fire at Karachi's
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
At least 30 bodies were recovered from a gutted shop as rescue teams continued to comb through the debris of Karachi's Gul Plaza on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Gul Plaza fire tragedy exposes shortage of fire stations in Kara
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The devastating fire at Gul Plaza, which killed 28 people, has brought into sharp focus the chronic lack of fire safety infrastructure in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city with an estimated population of nearly 25 million
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Pakistan: 26 people dead, 81 still missing in Karachi's Gul Plaza fire
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
At least 26 people have been confirmed dead and up to 81 others are reported missing after a massive fire tore through Gul Plaza on Karachi's MA Jinnah Road in Pakistan, leaving the multi-storey commercial building structurally unstable and unsafe for general access.
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Karachi's Gul Plaza inferno death toll rises to 14
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The blaze, which erupted late Saturday night (local time), reduced much of the multi-storey complex to rubble and took firefighters more than 24 hours to control. Flames were still visible deep within the wreckage, forcing crews to proceed with caution while the "cooling process" continued a
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Pakistan: Death toll rises to 10 after Karachi's Gul Plaza fire; around 60
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
After gaining limited access to the fire-hit shopping mall, fire and rescue crews began preparing to enter deeper sections of the building by cutting windows with cutters and breaking down walls with hammers to widen the search for survivors.
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