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Binh Duong karaoke parlor blaze: death toll rises to 33

One more victim of the karaoke parlor fire in the southern province of Binh Duong has died after being hospitalised, raising the death toll to 33, according to the local police.
Binh Duong karaoke parlor blaze: death toll rises to 33 ảnh 1At the scene of the incident (Photo: VNA)
Binh Duong (VNA) – One more victim of the karaokeparlor fire in the southern province of Binh Duong has died after beinghospitalised, raising the death toll to 33, according to the local police.

The police said that search activities basically completed on September 7 night. Among the 32 bodies found at the scene, 16 were female and 16 were male.

Currently, 17 injured people are receiving treatment at thehospital, including one in severe condition.

Local authorities announced that they will hold a pressbriefing on September 8 to provide official information on the case.

The blaze broke out around 8:48 p.m on September 6 at thekaraoke parlor in An Phu ward, Thuan An city. The three-storey karaokeparlor, spanning over 1,500 square meters, was put into services in 2016.

On September 7, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc extended his deepest condolencesto families of victims in the case./.
VNA
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