Blaze In Hospital In South Korea Kills At Least 37
12 views · Published 27 January 2018 · 1:08 · Indexed 24 October 2026
Channel: 7Edition · 2018 · News & Politics
At least 37 people were killed, and more than a hundred others were injured in a fire that broke out at a Hospital in Miryang in South Korea's Gyeongsang province. According to local authorities, the fire began at about 7.30 am local time on Friday, at Sejong Hospital, and is thought to have started in the emergency room. About 200 patients were reported to be inside the building and an adjoining nursing home at the time. The hospital were specialised in caring for elderly people with long-term needs, as well as other patients - and reports suggest many patients would have been too ill or old to escape alone. Firefighters said the victims appeared to have died from smoke inhalation. It is South Korea's deadliest fire in almost a decade and the death toll is expected to rise with several of the injured in critical condition. The cause of the fire was not yet known.
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