Slow Emergency Response Blamed in Deadly Pakistan Mall Fire

Flames and smoke billow from the upper floors of AlFaisal Mall in Karachi as emergency responders struggle to control the fire amidst a chaotic scene of fleeing shoppers.

The delayed response from local firefighting units has come under scrutiny, with eyewitness accounts suggesting that help arrived much later than expected. For more about the challenges faced by emergency services, check out our article on activists in Iran using Starlink. Firefighters struggled to access the building due to inadequate infrastructure and a lack of … Read more