20 killed in nightclub blaze

AT least 20 people died late last night when a fire gutted a popular nightclub in Indonesia's South Sumatra province, police said.

The blaze destroyed four floors of the large karaoke bar in the provincial capital Palembang, Captain Arum Prioyono said.

Rescuers blasted through the wall of the club to allow dozens of people trapped inside to escape the burning building.