4 Cambodian karaoke workers killed by fire in their room

Fire kills 4 karaoke workers in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A police officer says four Cambodian women who worked at a karaoke parlor were killed and two other people injured as a fire swept through their room while they slept.

Maj. Thuch Ra said the four, aged 15 to 22, died early Sunday in the northwestern city of Battambang. Another woman and a 25-year-old man were in critical condition from the blaze, which was believed to have started from faulty electric connections.

He said the victims were believed to have been drunk and at least initially were not aware that a fire had broken out.