Overview
- Authorities confirmed six fatalities, including a firefighter, and about 20 to 30 injuries after the Gul Plaza fire on MA Jinnah Road.
- Dozens are unaccounted for, with officials reporting up to 58 missing as families submit names and rescuers struggle to access upper floors.
- Firefighting continued into Sunday with roughly 60% to 75% of the blaze contained, while parts of the building collapsed and more failure is feared.
- Rescue officials said the fire began in ground-floor shops; preliminary police findings point to a short circuit, though reports also noted an explosion attributed to gas, which remains unconfirmed.
- Sindh and federal leaders ordered investigations and pledged assistance as multi-agency teams deployed fire tenders, snorkels, and water tankers under difficult, smoke-choked conditions.