Five dead, over 30 trapped in hospital which caught fire in Icheon
Published: 05 Aug. 2022, 12:24
Updated: 05 Aug. 2022, 13:18
![Firefighters prepare to enter a building in Icheon, Gyeonggi, where a hospital on the fourth floor caught fire Friday morning. [GYEONGGI DISASTER AND SAFETY HEADQUARTERS]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/08/05/65b1b08e-5a82-41c3-95e5-44e6317cb787.jpg)
Firefighters prepare to enter a building in Icheon, Gyeonggi, where a hospital on the fourth floor caught fire Friday morning. [GYEONGGI DISASTER AND SAFETY HEADQUARTERS]
Five people died and more than 30 remain trapped in a hospital in Icheon, Gyeonggi as of noon Friday after it caught fire at around 10:20 a.m. Many people have been reported seriously injured.
The hospital is located on the fourth floor of a four-story building. Firefighters rescued 10 people from the building, four of whom were unconscious when they were rescued.
More than 50 firefighters are working at the scene.
BY LIM JEONG-WON [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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