11 killed in fire in Karachi shopping mall, several feared trapped

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At least 11 people were killed and many others were feared trapped after a massive fire erupted in a multi-storey shopping mall in Pakistan's Karachi on Saturday...

Local broadcaster Geo News said the blaze started early in the morning at RJ shopping mall on Karachis Rashid Minhas Road..

The fire brigade rescued around 50 people but more remained inside the building and efforts are being made to bring them to safety, officials said.. Rauf Hamid, who was rescued from the building, told Geo News many people are still trapped...

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