20171225 1 killed, 13 injured in construction site fire in Suwon
Korea Dec 25 2017 “Apartment houses”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured more than 10
1 killed, 13 injured in construction site fire in Suwon
Updated: 2017-12-25 15:39
One construction worker was killed and twelve were injured in a fire at an apartment construction site in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. One firefighter was slightly injured while putting out the fire.
More than 100 firefighters and 40 fire engines were sent to fight it.
Rescue workers are searching the site to see if there are more people affected. The scope of damage is not yet known.
The fire broke out about 2:30 p.m. Video footage from news channel YTN showed black smoke billowing from the ground near the half-built building.
“We got the first report of the fire from a person who passed by the site,” a rescue worker said.
It’s unclear what caused the fire but it likely began at the building’s second or third floor where workers were welding steel, according to fire officials.
Web Source: Korea Times
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