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Indonesia Karaoke Bar Fire Kills at Least 12

A karaoke bar fire early Sunday killed at least 12 people and injured about 70 on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island, police said. An electrical short-circuit on the second floor likely caused the 1 a.m. fire at the three-story Inul Vizta Karaoke bar as many sang in private rooms, Manado Police Chief Rio Permana said. "The fire filled the rooms and corridors with thick black smoke and people started panicking and running helter-skelter in the dark. Some inhaled the smoke...

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