A fatal predawn fire at the four-star Regent Plaza Hotel in Karachi saw desperate guests jumping from windows and scrambling down knotted bedsheets to escape.
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Rescue workers conduct a search operation after a fire in the Regent Plaza hotel in Karachi, Pakistan. The fire was believed to have started in the hotel’s kitchen. Rehan Khan / EPA -
Men mourn the death of their relatives at a morgue after the fire. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters -
Guests wait for help at a hotel in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. A massive fire swept through the four-star hotel in the southern port city of Karachi on Monday. Shakil Adil / AP Photo -
Many of the guests at the Regent Plaza Hotel in the centre of the port city were trapped in their rooms because of a lack of fire alarms and emergency exits. Rehan Khan / EPA -
People stand outside the hotel in Karachi. Police senior superintendent Saqib Memon said the cause of the fire was not clear and an investigation had been launched. Shakil Adil / AP Photo -
Pakistani fire fighters look from a room of Regent Plaza Hotel. AFP -
Pakistani fire fighters look from a room of Regent Plaza Hotel. At least two Pakistani international cricketers were staying at the hotel – Sohaib Maqsood and Hammad Azam – though they were not believed to be seriously injured. AFP
Fire sweeps through Karachi hotel killing 11 people, 75 injured – in pictures
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