Sun News Desk: At least 32 people have been killed and others have been injured in a huge fire at a karaoke complex in southern Vietnam.

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The fire broke out on the upper floor of the establishment on Tuesday night, trapping customers and staff, reports BBC.

To escape, four people jumped from the second and third floors, local media said. They were injured but survived.

Firefighters reached the scene shortly after alarms went off. The cause of the blaze is being investigated.

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Cong An Nhan Dan newspaper, the official mouthpiece of the Public Security Ministry, said 32 people were now confirmed to have lost their lives, including 17 men and 15 women.

The search for victims has ended, the VnExpress news site quoted an official saying. There were around 60 people in the bar when fire broke out, according to the public security ministry.

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In 2016 a fire at another karaoke lounge in Hanoi left 13 people dead.

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