Scores of movie-goers fled the premiere for the new King Kong film in Vietnam, after a giant promotional statue of the gorilla burst into flames.

An enormous statue of King Kong burst into flames at the "Kong: Skull Island" premiere in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Thursday.

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