Jan. 23 (UPI) -- An updated report Friday elevates to 71 the death toll from last week's plaza fire in Karachi, Pakistan, that was made worse by the lack of fire suppression and locked exit gates.
Sixteen victims have been identified, including nine who required DNA testing to determine their identities, police surgeon Summaiya Syed reported in an updated list.
DNA tests have been done on 49 samples, so another 40 might be identified if local authorities can match them.
More bodies have yet to be recovered from various parts of the plaza building, so the death toll will rise, Syed said.
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