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Follow YonhapIn the early morning of 9-10, 88 people who had escaped or were rescued were taken to hospital for treatment. Most suffered minor injuries, including many cases of suffocation. It is not yet clear if anyone died in the fire.
The fire, which broke out somewhere between the 8th and 12th floors around 11:7 p.m. before quickly spreading to the upper floors, was contained.
However, according to AP, the building still faces the risk of collapse. Strong winds are believed to be the cause of the rapid spread of the fire. The fire spread to a nearby shopping center but was extinguished, according to the page. Chosun.com.
The strong winds are believed to have caused the rapid spread of the fire. Photo: Twitter
Rescue teams tried to evacuate 380 residents from the building as quickly as possible. About 50 people ran to the roof of the building when the fire started. Ulsan is a city of 1.2 million people in the southeastern part of South Korea.
Follow ABC NewsDespite being one of the richest countries in Asia, South Korea has struggled for decades to improve security standards and change the attitudes of the majority who consider security less important than transmission speed. economic development.
Recently, in April, 38 workers were killed in a fire in the city of Icheon, about 80 km southeast of Seoul.
The fire broke out around 11:7 p.m. (local time) on October 8. Photo: Twitter
The 33-story building caught fire. Photo: Insider.com
Cao Luc (According to Daily Mail, AP, ABC News)
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