Overview
- Rescue officials report two fatalities and eight injuries at a shopping plaza on M. A. Jinnah Road, with several of the wounded in critical condition.
- Rescue 1122 and fire brigade teams remain on scene as an active operation continues to locate and protect those inside the building.
- Chief Fire Officer Humayun Khan says four fire engines and a snorkel unit are deployed, and the fire’s intensity is slowing containment.
- At the request of responders, the Karachi Water Corporation imposed an emergency at the NEPA and Safoora hydrants and dispatched water tankers.
- Hydrants Cell Incharge Muhammad Siddique Tunio is coordinating with crews, CEO Ahmed Ali Siddiqui ordered the measures, and Shehbaz Bashir is supervising the operation.