{"id":646,"date":"2026-01-21T13:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=646"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:17:11","slug":"death-toll-in-gul-plaza-fire-rises-to-61-after-recovery-of-30-more-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=646","title":{"rendered":"Death Toll in Gul Plaza Fire Rises to 61 After Recovery of 30 More Bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Karachi: <\/strong>The death toll from the devastating <strong>Gul Plaza fire in Karachi<\/strong> has climbed to <strong>61<\/strong> after rescuers recovered <strong>30 additional bodies<\/strong> during an ongoing search operation.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <strong>DIG South Asad Raza<\/strong>, shopkeepers had earlier indicated the presence of people on the <strong>mezzanine floor<\/strong>, where all 30 bodies were found inside a <strong>crockery shop<\/strong>. He said debris removal has been halted, with priority now given to retrieving bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rescue officials stated that after the fire broke out, several individuals locked themselves inside shops to escape the flames. The victims\u2019 <strong>last mobile phone locations<\/strong> were also traced to the same area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rescue 1122<\/strong> confirmed that <strong>human remains<\/strong> were recovered from a shop on the <strong>ground floor<\/strong> and shifted to Civil Hospital for examination. Police surgeons warned that further fatalities cannot be ruled out as debris clearing continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sindh Chief Minister <strong>Murad Ali Shah<\/strong> expressed deep sorrow over the rising death toll and directed authorities to <strong>stop debris removal and immediately shift bodies to hospitals<\/strong>, ensuring identification and full support for bereaved families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police Surgeon <strong>Dr Samia Syed<\/strong> said DNA identification remains challenging due to extreme fire damage, but the <strong>Sindh Forensic DNA Lab<\/strong> is operating round the clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Commissioner South <strong>Javed Nabi Khoso<\/strong> said search operations are focused on the collapsed portion of the building, adding that <strong>11 bodies have been identified so far<\/strong>, while <strong>85 people remain missing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: The death toll from the devastating Gul Plaza fire in Karachi has climbed to 61 after rescuers recovered 30 additional bodies during an ongoing search operation. 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