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Article

12 Sep 2012

Author:
Scotsman‎

Pakistan factory fires: Karachi death toll rises to 314

The death toll from two devastating factory fires in Pakistan has risen to at least 314, officials said.The fire at a garment factory in the southern city of Karachi killed 289 people, while a blaze at a shoe factory in the eastern city of Lahore killed at least 25. Dozens more were injured in the blazes that erupted late last night, and firefighters were still trying to subdue the Karachi blaze...Fire chiefs said most of the garment factory deaths were caused by suffocation as people caught in the basement were unable to escape...Senior police official Amjad Farooqi said: “There were no safety measures taken in the building design. There was no emergency exit. All the people got trapped.”