Seven dead and 12 injured in hotel fire in South Korea

A fire at a hotel in South Korea has killed seven people and injured 12 others, fire authorities said Friday.

SEOUL, South Korea — A fire at a hotel in South Korea has killed seven people and injured 12 others, fire authorities said Friday.

The fire began on the eighth floor of the nine-story hotel in Bucheon, just west of the capital, Seoul, around 7:40 p.m. (6:40 a.m. ET) on Thursday, before being put out in about two hours, according to the interior ministry.

Seven people died, mostly guests, and 12 were sent to hospitals for treatment, including three in critical condition, said Lee Sang-don, an official at the Bucheon fire station.

Among those killed were a couple who jumped out the windows onto an air mattress installed in front of the building, Lee said.

“It was unfolded normally but appeared to have flipped over when they jumped down,” he told a televised briefing.

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