Vietnam karaoke bar fire death toll rises to 32

The death toll from a fire that tore through a large karaoke bar in southern Vietnam had risen to 32, police said on Wednesday. 

The blaze engulfed the second and third floors of the building in the town of Thuan An, just north of Ho Chi Minh City.

Witnesses said the fire spread quickly across foam soundproofing and wooden paneling in the karaoke bar’s 30 private rooms. As smoke blocked the fire escape, some people jumped around eight meters (roughly 26 feet) from the…