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Nine people killed in South Korean karaoke bar fire

25 people were injured when a fire swept through a karaoke bar
25 people were injured when a fire swept through a karaoke bar

Nine people have been killed and 25 others injured when a fire swept through a karaoke bar in South Korea's southern port city of Busan.

The fire broke out in one of the 28 rooms of the karaoke lounge on the third floor of a six-storey building late on Saturday night.

The victims included three Sri Lankan men.