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Shopping centre fire kills 13 in Pakistan

Shopping centre fire kills 13 in Pakistan
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At least 13 people were killed after a fire broke out at a shopping centre in Pakistan. It took firefighters several hours to extinguish the blaze in

At least 13 people were killed after a fire broke out at a shopping centre in Pakistan.

It took firefighters several hours to extinguish the blaze in the eastern city of Lahore.

Local media reported that one woman and a child were among the dead.

Officials say the victims died of suffocation and burns.

A day earlier, a huge fire devastated a shopping mall in Karachi.

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