- The event occurred in the city of Thuan An, about 20 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam).

Image of the An Phú karaoke, in the city of Thuan An (Vietnam).

Twelve dead and seven injured in the fire of a large three-story karaoke

Twelve people lost their lives and seven others were injured Tuesday night during a fire at a nightlife establishment in the Vietnamese province of Binh Duong, in the south of the country.

Local authorities confirmed the balance of victims to the Vietnamese media on Wednesday and indicated that firefighters managed to rescue an undetermined number of people alive, reports the VnExpress news portal.

The fire started around 9:00 p.m. local time (2:00 p.m. GMT) in a three-story karaoke venue called An Phú, in the city of Thuan An, about 20 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh, due to causes that are still unknown.

The fire spread through the establishment quickly and trapped some 40 people inside the premises, some of whom jumped from balconies and windows at a height of 8 meters to save their lives, according to the media.

The exits of the karaoke bar, which has 29 rooms and a constructed area of ​​more than 1,500 square meters, were closed when the fire started.

This, coupled with the rapid spread of the fire, caused many customers and some of the staff to panic, causing dozens of people to jump from the second and third floors to the ground, causing several people to be injured. Also, many have been rescued in a state of unconsciousness due to suffocation, according to Vietnam News.

Firefighters, supported by 13 tanker trucks, along with 66 officers who were deployed to the scene, took about 40 minutes to extinguish the flames.

The authorities have opened an investigation to clarify the reasons for the fire.

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