Eleven people died and more than 70 were injured when a major fire started in the ground floor kitchen of the luxury Regent Plaza Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan on December 5.

Most deaths were from smoke inhalation and most were trapped on upper floors, with many who survived having to hang knotted bedsheets out of the windows of their rooms and climb down.

Most of Pakistans buildings have sub-standard fire safety and it has been reported that the hotel did not have any emergency exits.