Summary The cricketers were staying in Karachi to participate in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Pakistani cricketers including Sohaib Maqsood, Aamer Yamin and Shahzaib sustained injuries in a deadly inferno at a four-star hotel Regent Plaza in Karachi.
Reportedly, first class cricketer Yasin Murtaza got his foot fractured after jumping off second floor of the hotel.
The cricketers were staying in Karachi to participate in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy however, they will not take part in today’s matches.
Meanwhile, at least 11 people were killed while more than 60 people suffered injuries when a four-star hotel in Pakistan‘s southern port city of Karachi caught fire early Monday.
The blaze erupted in hotel’s kitchen.
Head of emergency at Karachi’s Jinnah Hospital, Dr. Semi Jamali said some foreigners were among those being treated for burns. Three women and two doctors were among those died in the incident.
Exclusively talking to Dunya News, Sohaib Maqsood said there were eight to nine players in the hotel while they come to know about the fire at 3.13am.
"We tried to escape through emergency exit door and broke the windows’ glass to call for help as breathing inside was difficult due to suffocation", he added.
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