It was a seven-story building in Karachi that had caught fire. The lower floors were used for offices and shops, while the three upper floors housed families. Several families lived in the flats and the building was always bustling with people.

The fire started in a paint warehouse on the first floor. How it began, nobody knew. It was only noticed once it had already spread. Smoke quickly filled the upper floors and panic set in.

The first to notice the flames was a night watchman. He immediately raised the alarm and called the fire service and police. But it took some time before the fire brigade arrived. By then, the fire had reached the upper floors. The air was filled with thick........

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