British News Agency

According to CCTV, the death toll following a fire at a shopping mall in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi has reached 60. Authorities reported that at least 30 bodies were recovered from a shop in the multi-storey building.

Police official Syed Asad Raza said the bodies were found on the mezzanine floor of the shopping mall, noting that many people are still missing and search operations are ongoing.

Raza stated that rescue operations are being carried out using the most modern machinery and that debris is being cleared from the collapsed sections of the building.

The official noted that due to heavy smoke and extremely high temperatures inside the damaged building, rescue teams are having difficulty accessing some areas. He added that one section of the building has been completely evacuated, while search efforts continue in the other two sections to rescue those trapped under the rubble.