A fire at a hotel resort construction site in the South Korean port city of Busan killed six people, with a helicopter rescuing 14 who had taken refuge on a rooftop, authorities said Friday.
The Busan Fire & Disaster Headquarters reported that around 100 people were evacuated from the site, where construction was underway on three buildings spanning 12 above-ground floors and three basement levels.
A fire agency official said on live television that approximately 25 people sustained minor injuries, including some from smoke inhalation.
Officials said the fire appeared to have started in insulation material near an indoor swimming pool on the first floor of one of the buildings.
South Korea’s Acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered all available resources to be deployed to contain the blaze, according to a statement from his office.
