Pakistan, Jan. 22 -- The death toll in Karachi's Gul Plaza inferno surged to 60 after 30 bodies were recovered from a single shop of the multi-storey building on Wednesday.

Speaking to media, South DIG Syed Asad Raza said that 30 bodies were recovered from a shop on the mezzanine floor of the shopping mall.

These people locked themselves in the crockery shop to save their lives, he added.

The police officer further said that a team of bomb disposal squad (BDS) is collecting samples from different parts of all the floors of the building.

Out of 87 "missing" people, bodies or remains of 60 people have been recovered so far, he added.

The DIG said the BDS will also collect samples from the bodies to test for sulfur or explosives.

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