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Six dead at resort construction site fire in South Korea's Busan
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
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A fire at a Busan resort construction site killed six and injured many. A helicopter rescued 14 people, and around 100 were evacuated. The blaze started in insulation material.
Six Killed in Fire at Busan Resort Construction Site
By Joyce Lee and Hyunsu Yim
SEOUL (Reuters) - Six people have died in a fire in a hotel resort construction site in South Korea's port city of Busan, according to the city's fire agency, with a helicopter used to pluck some 14 people to safety after they had taken refuge on a rooftop.
Around 100 people had been evacuated at the sprawling construction site, where work had been going on in three buildings spanning 12 storeys above ground and three below, the Busan Fire & Disaster Headquarters said.
A Busan fire agency official said on live television that about 25 people had sustained light injuries, including some due to smoke inhalation.
The fire agency said the blaze appeared to have broken out in insulation material loaded near an indoor swimming pool area on the first floor of one of the buildings.
South Korea's Acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered all resources available to be used to extinguish the fire, his office said in a statement.
(Reporting by Joyce Lee and Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Ed Davies)
Key Takeaways
- •Six people died in a fire at a Busan resort construction site.
- •A helicopter rescued 14 people from a rooftop.
- •About 100 people were evacuated from the site.
- •The fire started in insulation material near a swimming pool.
- •South Korea's Acting President ordered all resources to fight the fire.
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2Where did the fire occur?
The fire occurred at a hotel resort construction site in Busan, South Korea.
3How many people were affected?
Six people died, about 25 sustained injuries, and around 100 were evacuated.
