At least 53 people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in the Thai capital, Bangkok, police say.
More than 100 others were injured in the blaze, which broke out as people celebrated the New Year, police told Reuters news agency.
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, located in central Bangkok.
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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