Seoul: At least 7 people have been burnt alive in a massive fire in a hotel in South Korea. While many people have been injured. The condition of 3 of the injured remains very critical. All have been admitted to the hospital. It is being told that this heart-wrenching accident took place in a hotel in the South Korean city of Bukeon, where at least seven people died and 12 were injured in the fire. Officials gave this information.
Bukeon Public Health Department Director Kim In-Jae said that three of the injured victims are in critical condition. He said that the injured are being treated in six nearby hospitals. Lee Sang-Don, an official of the Bukeon Fire Station, said that when the fire broke out on Thursday evening, 23 guests were staying in the nine-storey hotel. It is not yet known what caused the fire. Lee said the fire that spread from the eighth floor has been almost extinguished, but the number of injured and dead may increase.
Search for other people in the building continues
Lee said emergency service personnel are searching for people in the building. He said the victims were found in the hall and on the stairs. The cause of the fire is being investigated. More than 150 firefighters and 46 fire vehicles were deployed to douse the fire. At the time of writing the news, efforts to douse the fire were continuing and people were being searched.
