Karachi Factory Fire

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  Factory Fire Kills 16 In Pakistan's Karachi

  At least 16 workers died and more were missing after a factory fire in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi on Friday, police said.

• Families await bodies after Pakistan factory fire

  At the only morgue in Pakistan's largest city lie the blackened remains of 32 people killed in one of the worst industrial accidents in the country's history, wrapped in white plastic body bags waiting for DNA tests to determine who they are.

• German firm to compensate Pakistan factory fire victims

  A German discount clothing retailer has agreed to pay more than $1.2 million compensation for victims of a Pakistan factory fire, a union leader said on Wednesday.

• Police reveal horror of Karachi factory fire

  Police investigating a fire in a Pakistan factory that killed 289 people described scenes of panic as the flames took hold, after studying closed-circuit video footage from inside the building.

• Pakistan factory owners in deadly blaze get bail

  A defence lawyer says a Pakistani court has granted bail to three owners of a garment factory in the southern city of Karachi where a fire this week killed 258 people.

• Murder case registered against Pakistan fire factory owners

  Police in Karachi have registered a murder case against the owners of a garment factory where a fire killed at least 289 people in the country's worst ever industrial disaster, officers said on Thursday.

• Pakistan fires kill 283, lax safety laws blamed

  Fires at two clothing factories in Pakistan left 283 people dead - many trapped behind locked doors and barred windows - tragedies that highlight workplace perils in a country where many buildings lack basic safety equipment and owners often bribe officials to ignore the violations.