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Fire kills 11 at karaoke centre in northern China (Roundup)
Nov 14, 2007, 7:20 GMT
Beijing - At least 11 people, 10 of them young women, died early Wednesday when a fire swept through a karaoke centre in northern China's Hebei province, state media said.
The 10 women and one man died at the Gedu Love Song Hall in Chengde County, about 230 kilometres north of Beijing, the semi-official China News Service said.
The victims were all aged around 20 and worked at the karaoke centre.
They were apparently sleeping when the fire broke out, a witness told the agency.
Police were investigating the cause of the blaze, which began around 4 am (2000 GMT Tuesday) in the two-storey concrete building.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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