NO HOPE HERE
Rescue workers were bringing human remains out in sacks, stopping to drink water after enduring intense heat.
Sarfraz Sheikh from the non-profit Alkhidmat disaster management agency told Reuters that 19 people had died in the fire and at least 60 others were reported missing.
“There’s no part of the building where things are good or in a state safe enough for someone to come out alive. A miracle is the only thing possible,” he said.
Murad Ali Shah, the chief minister of the southern Sindh province that includes Karachi, had earlier put the death toll at 15, including a firefighter. He added that 80 people were injured in the blaze, with 22 already released from hospital.
Anger was bubbling when Karachi’s Mayor Murtaza Wahab visited the site on Sunday night, with people chanting anti-government slogans and protesting about the response time from the fire department, local media reported.
Kosar Bano said six of her family had gone to the mall to shop for a wedding. The last time she heard from them, they said they would be home in 15 minutes.
“The only hope we have is how many hands we will find, how many fingers we will find, and how many legs we will find. That’s it,” she said.
“Do you see any hope here?”
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