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27 Aug 2021

Author:
Al Jazeera

Pakistan: Karachi chemical factory fire kills 15 workers

"Pakistan chemical factory fire kills more than a dozen workers", 27 August 2021

A fire has engulfed a chemical factory in Pakistan’s Karachi city, killing at least 15 workers, officials say.

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At least 15 bodies have been retrieved from the rubble of a building that partially collapsed, but a rescue operation is still under way, Ahmed said.

More than 20 labourers were inside the compound when a highly flammable chemical caught fire. It spread to the entire building shortly afterwards.

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Karachi is the capital of Sindh province, where many people have set up factories in residential areas in violation of building codes.

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