Nine people have been killed and 10 others injured in a fire at a budget hotel in the Ukrainian harbour city of Odessa, authorities say.
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They revised up the initial toll after emergency workers later found another body in a hotel room.
More than 100 guests at the Tokyo Star Hotel were evacuated to safety.
It was unclear what caused the fire, which broke out overnight on Friday.
Authorities are investigating whether safety regulations were breached. Images showed parts of the hotel entirely burnt out.
Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky called on the owner of the "so-called hotel" to take responsibility for the tragedy.
According to officials, in July, the businessman had not allowed his fire protection system to undergo a regular inspection.
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