Four people died in a fire at a three-storey karaoke bar in the northern province of Lang Son's Lang Son City yesterday.

According to the local police, the victims were a couple, their four-month-old baby and a 32-year-old man.

The fire reportedly started on the second floor, before spreading to the third floor.

Five fire trucks and more than 100 firefighters were deployed to extinguish the blaze. They also rescued nine people from the site of the fire.

The case is being investigated further.

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