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| Deadly blaze in Indonesian city | Deadly blaze in Indonesian city |
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| At least 20 people have been killed after a fire broke out in a building in Medan, in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, police said. | At least 20 people have been killed after a fire broke out in a building in Medan, in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, police said. |
| The fire engulfed a karaoke bar situated on the third floor of a commercial building in the city, Indonesia's third largest. | The fire engulfed a karaoke bar situated on the third floor of a commercial building in the city, Indonesia's third largest. |
| Officials had difficulty gaining access to the smoke-filled rooms where victims were trapped. | Officials had difficulty gaining access to the smoke-filled rooms where victims were trapped. |
| The fire, which began early on Friday evening, burned for at least an hour. | The fire, which began early on Friday evening, burned for at least an hour. |
| Two more people were critically injured and were being treated in hospital, the Associated Press news agency quoted provincial police chief Badrodin Haiti as saying. | Two more people were critically injured and were being treated in hospital, the Associated Press news agency quoted provincial police chief Badrodin Haiti as saying. |
| Local media reports suggested hundreds of people had been in the bar when the fire started. | Local media reports suggested hundreds of people had been in the bar when the fire started. |
| Officials said they believed a short-circuit may have caused the blaze. | |
| Medan police chief Imam Margono told AFP news agency: "They were killed because they got trapped on the third floor in the karaoke lounges. | |
| "The lounges were near a kitchen and the third floor was sound-proofed, so there was no ventilation." | |
| He added: "From the third floor the fire spread rapidly to other floors." |