Deaths in factory fires in Pakistan up to 191
KARACHI, Sept 12(AP/UNB) - Pakistani officials say the death toll from devastating factory fires that broke out in two major cities has risen to 191.
Senior government official Roshnan Ali Sheikh said Wednesday that the fire at a garment factory in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi killed 166 people. A blaze at a shoe factory in the eastern city of Lahore that also broke out Tuesday night killed 25 people.
Firefighter chief Ehtisham-ud-Din says most of the garment factory deaths were caused by suffocation as people caught in the basement were unable to escape.
Senior government official Roshnan Ali Sheikh said Wednesday that the fire at a garment factory in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi killed 166 people. A blaze at a shoe factory in the eastern city of Lahore that also broke out Tuesday night killed 25 people.
Firefighter chief Ehtisham-ud-Din says most of the garment factory deaths were caused by suffocation as people caught in the basement were unable to escape.
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