Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 08 Apr 2023, 05:47 am Print
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Karachi: A fire broke out at a building near the generator market in Karachi city of Pakistan on Saturday which left one person dead, media reports said.
According to a statement issued by Edhi Rescue, one person died and three were found unconscious after a “residential building near Bolton Market caught fire”, reports Dawn News.
The victims of the tragedy were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) via Edhi ambulances.
The deceased was identified as 46-year-old Ali Asghar while the three unconscious persons were aged 23, 25 and 28, the statement said as quoted by Dawn News.
The cause of the fire is still not clear.
Mithadar Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammed Bhatti confirmed the casualties to Dawn.com, adding that the fire had broken out on the 10th (last) floor of the Arkay Square building.
He stated the condition of the injured to be out of danger and said the building was mainly commercial where offices were located.
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