SEOUL, April 29: A fire at a construction site in South Korea killed at least 38 people and injured another 10 on Wednesday, fire authorities said.
The fire broke out when workers were building a warehouse in the city of Icheon, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Seoul, they said.
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They said, “rapid combustion” occurred while workers were working on an underground level of the warehouse, adding that they are investigating the cause of the blaze.
A total of 410 people including 335 firefighters, were mobilized to respond to the accident.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in asked related ministries to do their utmost efforts for the search and rescue operation by mobilizing all available resources, presidential blue house spokesman Kang Min-Seok said.
The fire was extinguished five hours after it occurred at 1:32 pm, Yonhap News Agency said.
