Overview
- Firefighting and rescue continued with officials saying roughly 60–75% of the blaze is contained, but the building is unstable and both rear and front sections have collapsed.
- Authorities confirmed six fatalities and more than 20 injuries, with one firefighter among the dead, and they cautioned that operations inside remain hazardous.
- Sindh’s chief minister said 58 people are unaccounted for, while the mayor cited about 65; district and police helplines were activated for missing-person reports and information.
- Briefings to the chief minister reported over 1,200 shops destroyed, flammable stock and narrow access that fueled the fire, and official findings of unauthorized expansions and no emergency exits.
- More than 150 responders, 22 fire engines, 10 water bowsers and four snorkel units, including naval support, were deployed as the government ordered an inquiry, citywide safety audits and pledged relief for affected traders amid public frustration and protests.