Hospital Fire Kills More Than 30 People In South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire swept through a hospital for the elderly in southeastern South Korea on Friday, killing more than 30 people and injuring dozens in one of the country’s deadliest fires in recent years.
The fire at Sejong Hospital in the city of Miryang killed 31 people and injured 81, 14 of them in critical condition, the state-run National Fire Agency said. Agency officials said the death toll could increase.
Details of the fire including its cause were unknown.
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