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  • Sunday ,06 December 2009
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Fire kills 20 at disco in Indonesia

By-CNN

International News

00:12

Sunday ,06 December 2009

Fire kills 20 at disco in Indonesia

 (CNN) -- A fire at a karaoke bar and discotheque in Medan, in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, killed at least 20 people Friday night, according to a hospital.

At least two people survived, according to Aida Sofiati of the Pringadi Hospital in Medan.
Sofiati said 20 people were killed.
Mohammad Zein, a fire official, said the blaze started around 10 p.m., but firefighters were able to extinguish it within a half-hour.
He said the cause of the fire was not known.