At least 10 killed in shopping mall blaze in Pakistan’s Karachi

At least 10 people have been killed in a fire at a shopping centre in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, according to officials and local media.

At least 10 people have been killed in a fire at a shopping centre in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, according to officials and local media.

The blaze on Saturday tore through the multi-storey RJ Mall, a commercial high-rise that also houses call centres and software firms.

Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui, the mayor of Karachi, wrote on the social platform X that at least 10 people died and 22 people were injured as a result of the fire.

The fire has been extinguished and first responders were working to cool the area, he wrote.

Some local media outlets said the death toll may be higher.