South Korea: Two die jumping to escape hotel fire after air mattress fails

Seven people were killed and a dozen injured after a fire broke out in the city of Bucheon.

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Two people died after jumping out the windows onto an air mattress provided by the fire department, after the mattress flipped.

Other victims were found in rooms on the eight floor, where the fire is believed to have started because of an electrical fault.

Although the fire did not spread throughout the building, the damage was extensive as the rooms were not equipped with sprinklers.

The nine-storey hotel was built in 2003, before the requirement for sprinklers was written into law, according to the city's fire department.

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