Seoul, South Korea:
Six individuals have been killed and greater than two dozen have been injured when a blaze ripped by way of a lodge building web site within the South Korean port metropolis of Busan on Friday, the Nationwide Hearth Company stated.
The hearth began simply earlier than 11:00 am (0200 GMT) on the building web site of the Banyan Tree Lodge, authorities stated. Round 100 employees have been current when the blaze erupted, a Nationwide Hearth Company official informed AFP.
Twenty-five individuals have been injured, a public well being division official stated, including that the majority have been minor accidents attributable to smoke inhalation.
“The hearth had already reached its peak by the point we arrived and thick black smoke was protecting the scene,” Busan Gijang Hearth Station chief Hong Mun-sik informed reporters.
“There have been many flammable supplies blocking the doorway,” Hong stated.
The hearth broke out on the primary ground of the constructing the place employees had saved insulation supplies, Hong stated, and the fatalities occurred the place the fireplace began.
“The precise trigger and placement of the fireplace have to be completely investigated,” Hong stated.
The hearth was introduced beneath management round 1:30 pm.
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