{"id":694065,"date":"2021-08-28T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=694065"},"modified":"2021-08-28T17:36:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T21:36:03","slug":"report-16-dead-after-fire-erupts-at-pakistan-chemical-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-16-dead-after-fire-erupts-at-pakistan-chemical-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: 16 dead after fire erupts at Pakistan chemical factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-16-dead-after-fire-erupts-at-pakistan-chemical-factory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=694065&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2503264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2503264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rescue workers search bodies at the site of a burnt chemical factory, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. (AP Photo\/Ikram Suri)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 2:28 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, August 28, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>At least 16 people killed after a fire erupted at a chemical factory in Pakistan largest city. According to rescue officials, the fire broke out at the factory in Karachi, Pakistan early on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>16 workers were killed as the fire engulfed the warehouse. Reports said more than 20 workers were inside the building when a highly flammable chemical caught fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a leather garment factory where chemicals and other substances caught fire,\u201d local government official Saleem Ullah explained. \u201cThe upper floor of the factory became a death trap for the workers as there was no fire exit. Many people died due to suffocation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local law enforcement officers are still investigating the cause of the blaze, which occurred in an area prone to fatal accidents due to poor working conditions and regulation of building codes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2503267\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2503267\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2503267 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1000-6-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Rescue workers transport an injured person after recovering from a burnt chemical factory, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. A massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in Pakistan&#039;s southern port city of Karachi on Friday, killing some workers and injuring several others, police and a government spokesman said. (AP Photo\/Ikram Suri)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1000-6-2.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1000-6-2-303x210.jpeg 303w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1000-6-2-632x437.jpeg 632w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1000-6-2-768x531.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2503267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rescue workers transport an injured person after recovering from a burnt chemical factory, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. A massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in Pakistan\u2019s southern port city of Karachi on Friday, killing some workers and injuring several others, police and a government spokesman said. 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