Korea: Fire kills dozens

2008-01-07 00:00

AP

At least 35 people were killed in a warehouse fire in South Korea, an official said yesterday, as firefighters searched for five others who remained missing.

Fire official Kim Jung-geun said more than 500 firefighters were trying to put out the blaze in Icheon, about 80 km south of the capital, Seoul.

The cause of the fire is yet unknown, but explosions were involved.

Ten people injured in the blaze were being treated for burns and smoke inhalation.

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