7 dead in South Korea hotel fire

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 23, 2024 9:54 am

SEOUL, South Korea — Seven people were killed and 12 others injured in a fire at a hotel in South Korea, authorities said Friday.

The blaze erupted Thursday night in a room on the eighth floor of a hotel in Bucheon, around 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Seoul, Seoul's interior ministry said in a statement.

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