Fire personnel inspect a building burned down by a fire in Hanoi, Vietnam on December 19, 2024 [Hau Dinh/AP]
HANOI, December 19 — A fire that ripped through a karaoke bar in the Vietnamese capital killed 11 people and injured two others in a suspected arson attack, police said Thursday.
Pictures on state media showed the blackened multi-storey building in western Hanoi, largely destroyed by flames, and piles of twisted metal strewn nearby.
Police said they received reports of a fire at 11:00 pm (1600 GMT) "with many people trapped inside". Rescue workers rushed to the...