Massive fire engulfs dozens of shops at a shopping mall in southern Pakistan, killing 3 people

Rescue officials say a massive fire has swept through a multistory shopping mall in Pakistan’s largest southern city of Karachi, killing at least three people and injuring several others. Firefighters and rescue workers rushed to the Gul Plaza shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday following reports of the blaze, according to police and rescue officials. They said most shop owners were closing their stores or had already left when the fire broke out and spread quickly. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Police said an investigation would be launched once the blaze was extinguished. Karachi is the capital of southern Sindh province and Pakistan’s largest city.