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Vietnam karaoke fire survivors recall terror

A family member holds a portrait of a victim of the An Phu karaoke bar fire while waiting outside the morgue at Thuan An General hospital in Binh Duong, north of Ho Chi Minh City. (AFP Photo)

Survivors of a karaoke bar blaze in Vietnam spoke on Thursday of their terror as they tried to escape an inferno which killed 32 people and has raised questions about fire safety standards.

The fire in a dense residential neighbourhood of Thuan An city, north of Ho Chi Minh City, spread rapidly through the three-storey building, engulfing the second floor and trapping customers and staff as dense smoke filled the staircase.

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