Dozens of shops and apartm­ents gutted, vehicl­es destro­yed in fire that damage­d eight floors­GUJRAT: A 15-year old girl was killed while dozens of shops and apartments were gutted in a blaze that broke out at a shopping mall in Gujrat, about 112 kilometres (70 miles) north of Lahore, on Wednesday, Express News reported. The fire erupted at Alina Shopping Mall, located on Bhimber Road, and soon engulfed over a dozen shops and 60 apartments. Two plunge to death as fire erupts in 12-storey building in KarachiThe girl died after being trapped in an apartment part of the shopping complex. Explosion in Gujrat school van kills teacher, 17 childrenEight floors were destroyed as a result of the fire which remained out of control for several hours. In 2013, 17 children and a teacher were killed when their school bus caught fire in Gujrat.

Source: The Express Tribune October 16, 2019 11:48 UTC