Pakistan, Jan. 23 -- The death toll of the deadly fire at Karachi's Gul Plaza reached 67 on Thursday as rescuers continued to comb through the wreckage of the gutted building.

Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed issued a list of 67 individuals, only seven of which had been identified. Earlier in the day, she had issued a list confirming the deaths of 50 people.

A separate statement issued by the Sindh health department spokesperson also said that the post-mortem examination of 67 bodies had been conducted.

The updated death toll comes a day after officials found the bodies of 30 people from a single shop on the mezzanine floor. The plaza, parts of which have collapsed due to the blaze, was a ground-plus-three-storey building with 1,200 sho...