2014 Lahore shopping centre fire
| Date | 29 December 2014 |
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| Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 31°34′31.62″N 74°18′47.1″E / 31.5754500°N 74.313083°ECoordinates: 31°34′31.62″N 74°18′47.1″E / 31.5754500°N 74.313083°E |
| Deaths | 13 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 2[1] |
| Property damage | Shopping market |
The 2014 Lahore market fire was a fire that took place on 29 December 2014 in a shopping mall named Khalid Plaza located in Urdu Bazar area of Lahore. The reason was identified to be a short circuit. The fire killed at least 13 people & 2 injured.[2][3]
The accident
A short circuit at a shop sparked a fire in the three-story shopping center at the Anarkali bazaar. The shopping centre had no firefighting equipment and facilities and no emergency exits were available, causing suffocation when people tried flee through a single exit. The most of the 13 killed in the incident died as a result of this suffocation.[2]
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fires. |
- List of accidents and disasters by death toll
- Other shopping mall disasters:
- Campbell Shopping Complex fire (1976)
- Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire (2004)
References
- ↑ Naqvi, Hassan (29 December 2014). "Fire in Lahore shopping centre leaves 13 dead, 2 injured". The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- 1 2 Raja, Adeel (30 December 2014). "Fire at shopping center kills at least 13 in Pakistan". CNN (30 December 2014) (CNN). Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ Associated, Press (30 December 2014). "Fire in Pakistan shopping mall reportedly kills at least 13". Daily Mail (30 December 2014) (Daily Mail). Associated Press. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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