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PM Orders Thorough Investigation Into Cause of Hospital Fire

SEOUL/MIRYANG, South Korea, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon ordered a thorough investigation Friday into what caused the massive death toll in a hospital fire in the southeastern city of Miryang, after the blaze left at least 37 people dead and more than 70 others injured. Lee made the remark during a [...]

Hospital Fire Kills at Least 37, Injures Over 140

MIRYANG, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A fire gutted the ground floor of a hospital in southeastern South Korea on Friday and sent toxic fumes raging through the six-story building, killing at least 37 people and injuring 143 others in one of the country’s deadliest blazes in a decade. Nearly 180 people were inside Sejong [...]