'Dozens die' in Bangkok nightclub
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At least 53 people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in the Thai capital, Bangkok, police said, quoted by Reuters news agency.
More than 100 others were injured in the blaze, which broke out as people took part in New Year's Eve celebrations, the agency reports.
A Thai police official told Reuters the cause had not yet been determined.
A witness told the BBC that he had seen a number of bodies being carried away from the club, named as the Santika.
The witness, Andrew Jones, said survivors leaving the club told him the fire broke out on the stage after fireworks were lit just after midnight.
He said the club was popular with foreigners and locals alike.
The club had only one main exit, at the front, and many people had been trapped inside, he said.
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