Early Wednesday morning, June 18, 2025, a big fire started at Millennium Mall near Johar Mor in Karachi around 4:30 am, when the mall was closed. Fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities reported.
According to rescue authorities, firefighters reacted swiftly. Before it could spread further, they brought it under control. Their prompt response kept the damage to some areas of the building and several stores under control.
Many of the stores inside the mall were damaged, even though there were no injuries. Some sections of the mall’s architecture were also impacted. Shop owners and mall management are now tallying the financial loss from the event.
The origin of the fire is still unclear. Officials have begun a probe to discover what set it off. So far, no official cause has been confirmed.
Preliminary estimates indicate an electrical short circuit or some technical problem may have started the fire. But it has not yet been confirmed.
The fire in Karachi’s retail malls and commercial buildings has brought up new questions about fire safety. Concerned individuals are asking the government to guarantee that such locations abide by appropriate safety standards.
Citizens and shop owners wish stricter controls and safety measures to prevent such future fires. They want authorities to act aggressively to stop additional incidents like this.
No formal comments from mall officials or any government agency were made at the time this news was released. After the fire was put under control, the rescue teams kept looking over the location.
Earlier, Karachi has faced fires that have persisted for days. Its time, that a sure-shot solutions is found to prevent such disasters.
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