US EditionFire at Busan Hotel Construction Site Kills Six and Injures Seven
- A fire at a construction site in Busan, South Korea, killed four people and left two others in cardiac arrest, as reported by local media.
- The fire broke out around 10:50 a.m. At the Banyan Tree Hotel site, reportedly igniting insulation material on the first floor, according to JoongAng.
- Approximately 100 workers were present when the blaze started, and seven others were injured in the incident, reported the National Fire Agency.
- Acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered officials to mobilize resources for firefighting and prioritize safety during rescue operations, according to the finance ministry.
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6 Dead at Resort Construction Site Fire in South Korea’s Busan
SEOUL—Six people have died in a fire in a hotel resort construction site in South Korea’s port city of Busan, according to the city’s fire agency, with a helicopter used to pluck some 14 people to safety after they had taken refuge on a rooftop. Around 100 people had been evacuated at the sprawling construction site, where work had been going on in three buildings spanning 12 stories above ground and three below, the Busan Fire & Disaster Headqu…
Six killed, 25 injured in fire at S. Korean hotel construction site
SEOUL: Six people were killed and more than two dozen were injured when a blaze ripped through a hotel construction site in the South Korean port city of Busan on Friday, the National Fire Agency said. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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