Bangkok: At least 13 people were killed and several others injured due to a fire at a nightclub in Thailand’s Chonburi province on Friday, local media reported.
The fire, which broke out at about 1 a.m., has been brought under control and the injured people have been hospitalised, Xinhua news agency quoted the Bangkok Post as saying in a report.
Investigation into the cause of the fire is currently underway. (IANS)
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