Death toll from Karachi factory fire soars
15:15, 12 September 2012
ISLAMABAD. September 12. KAZINFORM More than 100 people are now known to have died in a fire at a factory in the Pakistan city of Karachi, officials say, BBC reported.
The fire broke out in the garment factory on Tuesday evening. Many other people were injured, including some who jumped from the burning building.
Some 40 firefighting vehicles were needed to tackle the blaze, an official told local media.
A fire earlier in the day at a shoe factory in Lahore killed 23 people.
The Lahore fire was attributed to a faulty electricity generator. Medical officials said some people had died of suffocation while others were burned alive as the fire took hold.
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