Two police officers arrested in Vietnam after blaze killed 32

This file photo taken on September 7, 2022 shows firefighters and onlookers at the scene of a deadly fire that engulfed a karaoke bar in Binh Duong province, north of Ho Chi Minh City. Two policemen have been put under detainment in southern Vietnam for their responsibilities in a karaoke bar fire that killed 32 people last month, police said October 8. - AFP

HANOI, Oct 8, 2022 (AFP): Two police officers in southern Vietnam have been arrested for negligence over a karaoke bar fire that killed 32 people last month, authorities said.

Fire ripped through the three-storey entertainment venue in a dense residential neighbourhood of Thuan An city, north of commercial hub Ho Chi Minh City in early September.