Fire breaks out at shopping centre in Clifton, Karachi

• Shopping centre fire near Teen Talwar quickly contained.
• No casualties reported; short circuit suspected as cause.
• Incident follows a series of fires across Karachi.

A fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday at a shopping centre near Teen Talwar in Karachi’s Clifton area. Firefighting officials confirmed that the blaze had been contained, preventing it from spreading to other parts of the building.

According to sources, the affected shopping centre houses multiple clothing stores.

Fire brigade officials reported that the fire originated on the first floor of the building.

This incident comes nearly two months after a massive overnight fire at a furniture market in the port city, which gutted over 30 shops before being brought under control.

Upon receiving reports of the fire, the fire department dispatched 12 fire engines to the scene. Firefighters are actively working to extinguish the flames.

Police confirmed that the fire, which started on the first floor, later engulfed several shops. However, no casualties or injuries have been reported so far.

Shop owners and workers have been seen removing merchandise on a self-help basis to prevent further losses.

The cause of the fire and the full extent of the damage remain unclear. However, police officers suggested that an electrical short circuit may have triggered the blaze.

During the firefighting operation, one firefighter suffered from intense suffocation and was rushed to a nearby healthcare facility.

The incident follows a series of fires in Karachi, including a blaze at a furniture market near Kamran Chowrangi in Gulistan-e-Jauhar on 31 December. Just days before that, a massive fire erupted in a multi-storey building on MA Jinnah Road on 19 December—its second fire incident within two weeks.

Rimpa Plaza, the same building, had also experienced a fire on 3 December, which started in a flat on the first floor before spreading to the upper levels.