At least 11 people have been killed in a fire at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Karachi.
Injured guests walk around outside the hotel. Photo: AFP
The fire broke out in a ground-floor kitchen of the Regent Plaza and trapped guests in the upper floors, English-language newspaper Dawn reported.
The hotel has more than 400 rooms.
Video footage shows some guests using a chain of bedsheets to climb down from windows high up in the building.
Guests and emergency services stand around outside the Regent Plaza Hotel after the fire. Photo: AFP
Citing a senior doctor at the city's biggest hospital, Dawn reported at least 65 people were injured.
It was not clear if any of the victims were foreign tourists.
A Reuters cameraman said the fire had been contained by 9.30am.
Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar told reporters the cause of the fire was uncertain.
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Firefighters look from a room of the Regent Plaza Hotel in Karachi after the fire was extinguished. Photo: AFP
