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| Briton dies in Thailand nightclub fire | Briton dies in Thailand nightclub fire |
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| A British man has been confirmed as one of four people killed when a fire swept through a nightclub in Thailand. | A British man has been confirmed as one of four people killed when a fire swept through a nightclub in Thailand. |
| Michael Pio Tzouvanni, 24, from London, was caught up in the blaze at the Tiger Discotheque on the island of Phuket in the early hours of Friday morning. | Michael Pio Tzouvanni, 24, from London, was caught up in the blaze at the Tiger Discotheque on the island of Phuket in the early hours of Friday morning. |
| He had been with two friends but split up from them just before the fire broke out. | He had been with two friends but split up from them just before the fire broke out. |
| Three other people, believed to be two Thai women and a Frenchman, also died, while at least 11 people were injured. | Three other people, believed to be two Thai women and a Frenchman, also died, while at least 11 people were injured. |
| Police in Thailand said Tzouvanni died from smoke inhalation. | Police in Thailand said Tzouvanni died from smoke inhalation. |
| A spokeswoman for the family said they were too upset to talk. | A spokeswoman for the family said they were too upset to talk. |
| As the family awaited news, his brother, Joseph, 26, flew out to Phuket to appeal for help in tracing him. | As the family awaited news, his brother, Joseph, 26, flew out to Phuket to appeal for help in tracing him. |
| He told English-language newspaper the Phuket Gazette that his brother, who was a construction developer, had been on the island for 10 days and had extended his stay because he was enjoying himself so much. He had been to the island many times before, he added. | |
| He told the paper: "Michael called his friend at 4am at the Tiger Discotheque on the day of the fire … I don't know what he talked about with his friend. | He told the paper: "Michael called his friend at 4am at the Tiger Discotheque on the day of the fire … I don't know what he talked about with his friend. |
| We love him and we need to find him." | We love him and we need to find him." |
| A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed officials were providing consular assistance to the family. | A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed officials were providing consular assistance to the family. |