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(19 Aug 2012) STORYLINE:
The brother of a British man who has been missing since a deadly fire at a Thai nightclub made an emotional appeal on Sunday for information on his disappearance.
Joseph Tzouvanni told a news conference on Sunday in Phuket that his 24 year old brother Michael made a phone call from the venue saying "there is a fire in this club" but hasn't been heard from since.
Four people died when the Tiger Discotheque in the popular resort town of Patong caught fire in the early hours of Friday.
The fire swept through the popular nightclub around 4 a.m (2200 GMT Thursday) local time, several hours after it should have legally closed for the night.
11 others were also injured as they fled the blaze.
Police on the island still can't identify the victims or say what their nationalities are.
However they say they believe foreigners were among them and that two are male, two female.
They hope initial forensics tests might give them more information by Tuesday.
The victims were so badly burned that a DNA match appears to be the only way they can be identified.
Along with relatives of others missing since the blaze, Joseph has given DNA.
The burnt out remains of the Tiger Discotheque were still drawing onlookers on Sunday.
The fire is the latest incident to tarnish the image of Phuket.
In June Australian travel agent Michelle Smith was murdered by bag-snatchers as she walked back to her hotel.
Two men were sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing earlier this month.


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