Hanoi karaoke bar fire kills 11 & injures two others

A fire ripped through a karaoke bar in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, killing 11 people and injuring two others in a case of suspected arson, police said Thursday.

Rescue workers rushed to the scene and managed to bring out seven people alive, two of whom were rushed to hospital when Eleven others were found dead. State media said CCTV footage from a nearby house showed a man carrying a bucket entering the premises shortly before the fire broke out.

A suspect was arrested around midnight, police said.