Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab confirmed the fire incident and said the blaze has been douzed.

Confirming the casualty, he posted on X: "Fire had been extinguished & cooling process is going on. I can so far confirm 10 casualties & 22 persons have been injured."

Sharea Faisal Station House Officer (SHO) Raja Tariq Mehmood told Dawn News that the building was a commercial high-rise that housed shopping centres, call centres and software houses.

A statement from the Fire and Rescue spokesperson said they were alerted about the incident at 6:30am, after which eight fire tenders, two snorkels and two bowsers were sent.

The injured people were rushed to nearby hospital for treatment.