Death toll in Karachi mall fire jumps to 11

Firefighters in Karachi began searching on Monday for more than 60 ‌missing people after a massive fire destroyed a shopping mall in Pakistan's most populous city, while the death toll from the disaster rose to 11.
The fire started late on Saturday ​at the sprawling, multi-storey Gul Plaza shopping centre ‌in the city's business district and burned for more than 24 hours, hampering rescue efforts in the densely packed area.
Police ‌surgeon Dr. Summaiya Syed ‍told Reuters the ‌death toll had risen to 11, while ‍Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab said on Sunday that more than 60 people were still missing.
Firefighters ⁠said the lack of ventilation in the building, which houses more than 1,200 shops, caused thick smoke to fill the mall and slowed efforts to reach people trapped inside.
By ⁠Sunday evening, large sections of the building ⁠had collapsed, leaving twisted metal and debris strewn across ⁠the street, ‍along ‌with fallen air-conditioning units and shop signboards. Rescue workers warned that the remaining structure was unstable and could collapse further.
According to rescue services, ‌authorities received the first emergency call at 10:38 p.m. (1738 GMT) on Saturday, reporting that ground-floor shops were on fire. By the time firefighters arrived, the flames had already spread to the upper floors, engulfing much ‍of the building.