Fire at Busan Resort Construction kills 6

Fire officials said at least six people were killed and 25 others were injured on Friday in a fire at a location of a luxury hotel in Busan, a city of port in southeastern South Korea, the firefighters said at least six people were killed and 25 others were injured on Friday in a fire site for a luxurious hotel in Busan, a port city in southeastern South Korea.

Fire officials received the first report at about 10:50 am at the local time of fire, which appears to have erupted in the pool area on the ground floor of the 12 -storey building. Hong Moon Sick, chief firefighter in Jigang County, said.

Firefighters said the hotel is a Banyan Tree resort.

Hong president told reporters that the fire spread quickly, and smoke the dark smoke from the building by the time when the rescuers arrived. He said that the six people who died were unconscious in the Al -Baraka area, where the insulation materials were burning, which created black fumes that made it difficult to evacuate.

The people with the building, which contains three levels in the basement, were found in addition to 12 floors, said the Hong President, and emergency workers saved 14 people from the roof. The fire was under control by 1:30 pm, according to firefighters.

Hundreds of firefighters and more than 120 fire trucks were deployed at the scene, according to firefighters.

“The reason for the large number of losses was that the fire had already spread by the time we got to the scene,” said Chef Hong outside the construction site.

He added that the cause of the fire was under investigation.

The hotel is owned by the Banyan group, a Singaporean company. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The hotel This year is scheduled to be openedAnd construction was almost complete.

This is a developing story.