At least 17 bodies were on Friday brought out of a high-rise Government building in this eastern Pakistani city that was engulfed by a fire, taking the total death toll to 22.
At least five persons were on Thursday killed and 22 injured after the fire broke out in the lahore Development Authority building on Egerton Road.
The blaze was reportedly caused by a short circuit on the seventh floor and the flames rapidly spread to several more floors.
The State-run rescue service resumed its operations at the building on Friday morning and found 17 bodies.