Hanoi, Sept 8, 2025 (AFP) - Vietnam court cuts sentences over bar fire that killed 32

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2025-09-08

A Vietnam court on Monday cut the sentences of six people convicted over a 2022 blaze that engulfed a karaoke bar and killed 32 people, state media said. The September 2022 inferno in the business hub of Ho Chi Minh City shocked Vietnam and led to the closure of thousands of karaoke bars nationwide for failing to meet fire regulations. Six people were jailed over the fire last year -- the bar owner, a construction contractor and four police offic......

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